A kingfisher creates bubbles as it dives for fish. The bird leapt into the fish tank beak first to catch the mosquitofish. Riccardo Trevisani took these pictures in a in a pond near his home in Torrevecchia Pia, near Pavia, Italy. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS. Please byline: Riccardo Trevisani/Solent News © Riccardo Trevisani/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800 *** Local Caption *** Where were these taken? In Italy, in a pond near my home in Torrevecchia Pia, near Pavia When were they taken? In the month of march How did you manage to take them? I started taking these photos after about 5 years of studying kingfishers. The difficult of this shots is to create a real setting, I have used a big tank, it is very important for the safety of the kingfisher. height 75 cm, width 40, length 75 cm. for a total of approximately 80 liters of water. sand and gravel on the bottom to avoid banging the beak. both inside and outside the river reeds to simulate the most natural setting possible. Were the fish in a pond? The fish are in the tank Was it hard to capture the moment of the dive? the difficulty is not so much the shot, but the preparation of the tank and the whole set with lights, framing and choice of lens. What was it like to watch the dive? witnessing the kingfisher fishing underwater was something very exciting, we usually see photos out of the water, and seeing what happens underwater at the moment of catching the prey is a truly special thing What fish was it catching? I think mosquitofish Some about you.. Name: Riccardo Trevisani Age: 60 years old Occupation: I work in the wholesale of fruit and vegetables Where you're from: Italy