The river is such a tranquil place, a place to sit and think of romance and the beauty of nature, to enjoy the elegance of swans and the chance of a glimpse of a kingfisher.
**-Jane Wilson-Howarth**
A half km walk along the old canal adjacent to the Empress Garden leads you to a beautiful stone aqueduct built in the 1800's for carrying fresh water for irrigation. The aqueduct is built on a beautifully arched structure under which a Water flows. Seldom visited by anyone this place is an ideal place for the common kingfisher to breed.
The Common Kingfisher is a small river kingfisher that frequents clear slow flowing streams, rivers, canal and lakes hunting for fish by diving from a perch.
Kingfishers have very keen eyesight. They have monocular vision (in which each eye is used separately) in the air and binocular vision (in which both eyes are used together) in water. Their open eyes are protected under water by a transparent third eyelid. They are capable of compensating for the refraction of water and reflection and are able to judge the depth of the prey accurately.
Common Kingfisher
Sony A77ii
Tamron 150-600
560mm, 1/500s, f/6.3, ISO1600
Empress Garden Old Canal.
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