Kingfisher Along the Poudre scenery and olive greens creating winter

and olive greens creating winter color for those who take the time to observe

Natural history on the back of card

a mourning cloak and a wood nymph butterfly to enliven the flowery scene

I painted this partly to remind myself not to miss the fall aspens there

While the garden shrubs and flowers have lost nearly all their leaves and gone to seed

Kingfisher Along the Poudre scenery and olive greens creating winterAny walk along a wild stream or river in most of North America offers the chance of seeing a Belted Kingfisher. Their presence is most often revealed by their unique chattering call, butbobservers usually get just a quick glimpse as the bird flies rapidly past. On lucky occasions, one may spot a kingfisher before it takes off, or see where it lands. This bird preys on small fish and aquatic invertebrates which it first spots from a perch above the