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Halcyone (1915) by Herbert James Draper (1863-1920). IN BRIEF: (1) Zeus destroyed her husband's ship with a thunderbolt (2) The horrified Halcyone drowned herself (3) Out of compassion the gods changed both of them into kingfishers, or "halcyon birds".

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2019-10-10

You'll often see just a flash of blue as these colourful birds fly past, but if you're very lucky you may see them perched and ready to dive for fish! These kingfishers are from John Gould's 'Birds of Great Britain', Vol. 2, 1873.

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2019-05-29

Happy birdday Twitter!

IJsvogels / Kingfishers
by Stephanus Hendrik Willem van Trigt (1790-1840)

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2019-03-21

Kingfishers are highly territorial so there's not much time for fledgelings to learn how to fish before they are driven out of the adult's territory. These two had better start paying attention!

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2018-06-30

"Jethead Kingfishers" by emersontung https://t.co/XFxSuTsA57
Emerson Tung氏のコンセプト・デザイン。

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2018-06-22

What is happening to our Kingfishers? We live on a narrowboat and normally see dozens - this year we have seen One!

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2018-06-15

Hi Twitter. Nor work in progress for my Graphic Novel "The Kingfishers."

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2017-09-10

rapid sketch of Kingfishers on River Thames - watercolour

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2017-05-22

I love painting kingfishers ! Here's a crop of the first malachite I painted using oils 😊🎨… https://t.co/qtRCtKeU10

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2016-08-09

rapid watercolour - two kingfishers - for Chiswick Pier Trust workshop - 17th August.

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2016-07-25

WIP draenymphs. Not sure if they'd be blackbirds or kingfishers, but they're based off of shamans/witch doctors.

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2016-04-04

The colourful 'Fall of the Kingfishers' by Jessica is perfect for https://t.co/VsxAPYF5hG

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2016-04-01

Common Kingfisher fishing for the day 🐟
Kingfishers are cute birds with a big head, haha! 🐦

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2016-03-31