A mayfly dances above honey-gold water in the evening sunshine; a kingfisher plunges into the sparkling depths to emerge with a struggling minnow in its orange beak; an otter slips silently through reeds; a family of moorhens paddles to its night-time lodgings. Here is the perfect, idyllic scene of a British river in summertime captured with love & astonishing skill by two of the leading wildlife filmmakers of our age. ” Halcyon River Diaries” was commissioned following the phenomenally successful & award-winning ” My Halcyon River” an intimate portrait of a secret world along a river in Britain, where otters hunt on the midnight current, mink lie in wait to ambush unwary victims & gleaming kingfishers pierce the water to spear their prey. Deemed as one of the most beautiful films at the Wildscreen festival, 2004, ” My Halcyon River” was the winner of the Kodak Cinematography Award. ” Halcyon River Diaries” is an evocative look at the wildlife of a typical English river, through the eyes of Philippa & Charlie`s family, including their three young sons Fred, Gus & Arthur, who live beside it. Over the period of a year we experience life on the river following the same group of animal characters as they navigate the seasons, as well as seeing how Philippa & Charlie`s passion for the river extends into every part of their family life.