The Dive
Is there anything better, in last weeks fantastic weather, than filming a pair of Kingfishers as they feed their young in perfect conditions? I filmed the male bathing in a rockside pool while the female got ready to lay her second clutch of eggs.No danger of flooding yet this year and as I sat there in my hide immersed in their sheer beauty I was reminded that only a matter of yards away 52 years ago I filmed my first ever breeding pair of Kingfishers. I wonder if these birds are related to them?www.facebook.com/gordonyateswildlife
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Gordon Yates
Updated on
May 5, 2025
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Alongside filmmaking, Gordon has earned recognition in still photography competitions with the BBC, RSPB, Scottish Wildlife, and the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club — using his trusted Pentax equipment. One of his proudest achievements was seeing ten minutes of his work broadcast by Granada Television — a milestone in a lifetime dedicated to wildlife storytelling. Today, he continues capturing the natural world with his Canon EOS 7D and Canon XM2 digital camcorder.