Fly fishermen tend to view ourselves as absolute Death From Above, but compared to a Kingfisher, we’re clumsy, dense, and impossibly slow.

As proof, the UK’s Daily Mail ran some high-speed photographs of the little beggars catching fish (even in icy water), and just to whet your appetite, here’s a small version of what awaits you on the UK’s Daily Mail site:

See the real thing at the Daily Mail (click the image to get there)

See the real thing at the Daily Mail (click the image to get there)

Go. Visit. And yes, be impressed (it’s the Underground’s Wednesday Imperative).

UPDATE: More kickass Kingfisher photos here.