Unlucky Day at SBWR

It was a quiet Friday evening at the Main Bridge of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. There's nothing better than just sit back and watch the kingfisher dive down with a very high speed from the tree branch to the river to hunt for fish.

I saw this Stork-billed kingfisher perched on a tree branch so I just sit back and wait for the kingfisher to hunt for food. I waited for 2 minutes before the kingfisher start hunting for food. The kingfisher dive down with a very high speed towards the river below from the tree branch. The kingfisher just touches the water surface and make a U turn back to the tree branch. I guess the kingfisher didn't managed to catch any fish.

The kingfisher just make a U-turn and back to the tree branch without any prey caught.The kingfisher just perch on the tree branch and looking for best time to make another try. The kingfisher strike again in less than 2 minutes and this time round it dive into the river directly.It must be the unlucky day for this kingfisher, the fish got away again for the 2nd time!

The kingfisher failed for the 2nd time in less than 3 minutes.

The kingfisher just make a U turn and back to the tree branch without and fish.

Desperate for food just before sun set, the kingfisher strike again in less than 2 minutes. In just a split of a second, the kingfisher dive into the river for the third time.

Yes! The kingfisher finally caught a fish! The kingfisher strikes 3 times in less than 5 minutes!

With the fish in the bill, the kingfisher flew back to the tree branch to enjoy his dinner. Based on this statistic, the success rate is only 33% which I think is rather low. I'm not sure if this is normal for Stork-billed Kingfisher.