{"id":264718,"date":"2025-06-30T19:50:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T17:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=264718"},"modified":"2025-06-30T19:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T17:50:36","slug":"searching-for-fish-in-glorious-black-and-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/searching-for-fish-in-glorious-black-and-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching for fish in glorious black and white"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" data-attachment-id=\"264719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/searching-for-fish-in-glorious-black-and-white\/pied-kingfisher-veld_58462\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pied-kingfisher.veld_58462.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,792\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pied Kingfisher\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This Pied Kingfisher was spotted in Velddrif. They are commonly found in waterside habitats, including rivers, estuaries and coastal areas. They are the only kingfisher in the region with the distinctive black and white plumage and a black crest on their head. Pied Kingfishers can often be seen hovering over water before diving for fish. Readers are invited to send their beautiful photos, taken on the West Coast, to weslander@novusmedia.co.za by Monday at 12:00. Photos must be at least 1 MB in size.&lt;br \/&gt;\n Photo: Stefanie Ash | S Ash Photos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Pied Kingfisher was spotted in Velddrif. They are commonly found in waterside habitats, including rivers, estuaries and coastal areas. They are the only kingfisher in the region with the distinctive black and white plumage and a black crest on their head. Pied Kingfishers can often be seen hovering over water before diving for fish. Readers are invited to send their beautiful photos, taken on the West Coast, to weslander@novusmedia.co.za by Monday at 12:00. Photos must be at least 1 MB in size.&lt;br \/&gt;\n Photo: Stefanie Ash | S Ash Photos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pied-kingfisher.veld_58462-1024x676.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pied-kingfisher.veld_58462-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"This Pied Kingfisher was spotted in Velddrif. They are commonly found in waterside habitats, including rivers, estuaries and coastal areas. They are the only kingfisher in the region with the distinctive black and white plumage and a black crest on their head. Pied Kingfishers can often be seen hovering over water before diving for fish. Readers are invited to send their beautiful photos, taken on the West Coast, to weslander@novusmedia.co.za by Monday at 12:00. Photos must be at least 1 MB in size. Photo: Stefanie Ash | S Ash Photos\" class=\"wp-image-264719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pied-kingfisher.veld_58462-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pied-kingfisher.veld_58462-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pied-kingfisher.veld_58462-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pied-kingfisher.veld_58462.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This Pied Kingfisher was spotted in Velddrif. They are commonly found in waterside habitats, including rivers, estuaries and coastal areas. They are the only kingfisher in the region with the distinctive black and white plumage and a black crest on their head. Pied Kingfishers can often be seen hovering over water before diving for fish. 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