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Alexis Bannister Belted Kingfisher

Habitat- This bird usually lived around streams, and rivers with nest holes.

Feeding- It usually eats fish, insects, and small vertebrate.

Sounds- Kind of loud, and has a squawk, a very loud one.

Size- It is a medium sized bird. Large head and bill.

Coloring/Males/Females- The males have a white belly with no band, but may have some red-ish and blue to its chest. The females have a band across chest below and a blue band, tips to blue in the chest.



Belted KIngfisher

1. I chose this bird because of the unique characteristics it has. Like on the belly, I really like how it was kind of triangular. Another reason I chose this bird was because it wasn't just one color, it was multiple colors but it wasn't to many for me to do. I liked how it was a unique bird but it wasn't so confusing and too hard for me to do. I know what I can and cannot do, and a complicated bird would have been extremely tough for me. It wasn't to easy either, it was perfect!

2. I had issues with main the feathers look realistic and not so just one color. It took me a few tries, and I found myself repainting over it a few times. I had to experiment with it for a to make it look the way I wanted it too. Sculpting the bird I think was difficult for me too. It was hard for me to make the bird stay in the position I wanted it too. Other than that I got everything I needed figured out. I also had a hard time making sure the colors stay the same because I couldn't get the mixture right the next time around. In the end I was able to make it so they were some what alike.

3. I think it was successful. I was happy with the outcome of everything and I really like my bird. I learned a lot more than I thought I would when we first started! I don't regret anything I did or didn't do with my bird. My favorite part of my bird is the feathers, that took me the longest!



You had to really know how much water to use to get hat color. It isn't as hard as it seems, I thought it was going to be extremely difficult to do but it wasn't at all! You had to watch your brush strokes because once it dried you could see everything so you had to make thinks flow with lots of water. I think everything flowed well in my water color painting. I thought it turned out very good! I liked everything about this project!