King Fisher the Great

A review of "Kingfisher: Tales from the Halcyon River" by Charlie Hamilton James

I leafed through this book at the museum store the other day. This is some kind of kingfisher extra-extravaganza. Yes, it's an entire book featuring colour photographs of the one and only Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). One chapter also shows other kingfishers, including the Pied Kingfisher. But most of the attention is given to "our", European species. I'm not sure how to rate this book - I don't mind kingfishers, but I'm not a complete Alcedines fanatic either. One thing is clear, however. Charlie Hamilton James is hereby dubbed King Fisher the Great!