Kingfisher being still?

I see these swift birds regularly long the Beaver River when we go for a paddle… do you think I can get many photos of them?  Nope they move down the river just ahead of the canoe, every time I think a good shot is about to happen they flit off.  Darn I missed again, not sure why this one stayed put, got him.580130_10151146133962040_433448529_n