One from my photo archives, taken on a permitted outing during lockdown 1.0 in 2020
Alcedo atthis - alcedo alludes to halcyon days, from a kingfisher-like bird of Greek mythology that made its nest on still waters (halcyon days and all that). Atthis was Sappho's favourite on Lesbos (allegedly)
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@sciencebase About then, I tried to catch one flying over a pair of Goosanders (Geesander?? )on the Ancholme, who were watching it like we watch The Red Arrows around here. Usual hopeless blurred results, tho.
@SteelFolk I usually just see a blue flash