Question

Explain the peon of Kingfisher

Answer 1

The sudden flash of delicate blue 
That lightning strike so wondrously true 
There, gone in the blink of an eye, 
And no matter how hard you try, 
The only evidence were the rings 
Of bright water that sweetly sings. 

It is very rarely seen sitting ghostly 
On a low slung branch, or twig, mostly 
Just above the waters edge, 
Or on their perch just above the ledge 
And to return with their kill 
To bash to death with their bill. 

And swallow whole their gotten gain, 
Small fry, tadpole or molluscs strain 
Their way down to the depths. 
I saw one once standing on the steps, 
Near Rhayder, on the river Wye, 
It flew off before I could say good-bye.