Blue-eared Kingfisher

 Oh mine, how the young Blue-eared Kingfisher has grown over approximately 4 weeks, and perhaps being young, has yet to develop heightened sensitivity to human presence as he did not display any sign of wariness as he flew in to perch so very close below where I was.

And hardly daring to move, still I felt a little dismal, thinking that all 's offered was merely a study in back profile!

And then off he dived but whether successful or not, he did not reappear.

And unwilling to give up, I decided to stage a hide-out, impatience was not an option.

And the little gem of a kingfisher came to reward, and more.

It was a little essential pause  as he had to offload the remains what he couldn't digest.

AI Overview:

A kingfisher’s pellet is white because it is made almost entirely of cleaned, bleached fish bones and scales. Unlike owls, whose dark pellets contain fur and feathers, kingfishers eat fish. Their digestive acids and gizzard grind away the flesh, leaving behind white bone material that gives the cast pellet its pale color.

And one last re-appearance before he fled downstream.