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BELTED KINGFISHER

SOLD - Art and Music in the Gardens 2014

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Forest Lore: Only a fool would kiss a kingfisher!
I have to admit my appreciation of kingfishers actually started in Australia with the Kookaburra.  It was only much later I noticed the kingfisher here and said something intelligent like "hey, that looks like a kookaburra" - duh.  The little guys are nearly everywhere you go and their song (if you can call it that) is easily recognized although perhaps a tad abrasive.  It always sounds like they're annoyed about something.  Heck maybe they are - I am.  This Belted Kingfisher drawing is a bit of a tribute to Fenwick Lansdowne whose illustrations I always admired.


APPEARANCE - Metchosin Art Gallery - 2013 Wild Arc Fair Fauna Show