Collared Kingfisher, Part ll - nestling feeding

 It was about three weeks later after the pair had copulated that they began to bring preys which suggested the presence of a chick (that there was only one when it finally fledged).

My first sighting of the birds arriving at the nest with tiny preys such as insects and centipedes.

At this stage, going by the extent of the parent's thrust into the nest presumably placing the preys straight into the chick's throat, the nest could not be too deep.

Throughout the week preys were still mainly small ones except for an occasional lizard delivered whole.  Bigger preys such as frogs and skinks were more commonly seen in subsequent weeks.

Other typical preys that would have been caught would have been crustaceans and crabs which unfortunately would not be readily available in an urban park such as this.

On a rare occasion this kingfisher was able to swoop down to the ground directly below to catch a beetle which it naturally battered before delivering into the nest.