11447 Kingfisher Sketch
by Colin Hunt
Title
11447 Kingfisher Sketch
Artist
Colin Hunt
Medium
Photograph - Photo Painting - Photoart
Description
Sketch of a Kingfisher based upon an original photograph.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species found outside the Americas. The family contains 114 species and is divided into three subfamilies and 19 genera.
All kingfishers have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with only small differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests.
They consume a wide range of prey usually caught by swooping down from a perch. While kingfishers are usually thought to live near rivers and eat fish, many species live away from water and eat small invertebrates. Like other members of their order, they nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in the ground. Some kingfishers nest in arboreal termite nests.
A few species, principally insular forms, are threatened with extinction.
In Britain, the word "kingfisher" normally refers to the common kingfisher.
This artwork has been featured within the following groups:
Wildlife ONE A DAY (1st March 2018)
Art District (1st March 2018)
Arts Fantastic World (2nd March 2018)
Images That Excite You (5th March 2018)
This Way Arts (6th March 2018)
First Friday Gallery Group 1x Day (7th March 2018)
KINGDOM Animalia (7th March 2018)
Contemporary (13th March 2018)
Pin Me - Daily (13th March 2018)
New FAA Uploads Limit One Per Day (28th March 2018)
The Best 30000 Artworks (7th April 2018)
The 200 Club - For The Best Photos With Over 200 Views Up To 500 (11th April 2018)
Your Very Best Photography (26th April 2018)
10 Plus (30th April 2018)
Digital Art and Photography For A Simple Imagination (30th April 2018)
Artist Salon 1 (3rd May 2018)
Imagination-Artistry-Creativity (25th May 2018)
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February 28th, 2018
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Colin Hunt
Many thanks to Johanna Hurmerinta for featuring this artwork in the group "Imagination-Artistry-Creativity".
Colin Hunt
Many thanks to Swedish Attitude Design for featuring this artwork in the group "Digital Art and Photography For A Simple Imagination".
Colin Hunt
Many thanks to Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography for featuring this artwork in the group "Your Very Best Photography".
Colin Hunt
Many thanks to Barbie Corbett-Newmin for featuring this artwork in the group "The 200 Club - For The Best Photos With Over 200 Views Up To 500".
Colin Hunt
Many thanks to Taikan Nishimoto for featuring this artwork in the group "The Best 30000 Artworks".
Colin Hunt
Many thanks to Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography for featuring this artwork in the group "New FAA Uploads Limit One Per Day".
Colin Hunt
Many thanks to Miroslava Jurcik for featuring this artwork in the group "KINGDOM Animalia".
Colin Hunt
Many thanks to Robert Yaeger for featuring this artwork in the group "First Friday Gallery Group 1x Day".
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Colin Hunt
Many thanks to Romuald Henry Wasielewski for featuring this artwork in the group "Arts Fantastic World".