Watchful Jewel
I had set up my hide beside a pond at the edge of the wood in La Vendee, in the hope of photographing a pair of buzzards who were still feeding their fully grown young nearby.
While waiting for the buzzards, I saw the kingfisher come to fish the pond, and noted the branches overhanging the water that he used. Next day, I moved the hide to a spot near one of the perches, and spent several hours a day for a week looking for the image I wanted.
It was high summer and swelteringly hot in the hide, but it seemed a small price to pay when a living jewel lands on his habitual perch in front of you.