Kingfishers would have to be among my favourites of the softbill world, they are just such stunning birds. I haven't had the pleasure of keeping them yet, but they have always captivated me. I photographed this gorgeous Sacred Kingfisher during a visit to the late great Harry Carr's place. Harry was a very dear friend of mine, who fostered my love of softbills, along with pigeons and doves; I was indeed very lucky to have the pleasure of spending many a day at his place observing his incredible collection.
Fantastic family of birds. There's a few people keeping and breeding Forest Kingfishers now. The video shows one at Blackbutt Reserve at Newcastle north of Sydney catching a fish - incredibly fast little blokes.