a prism-style splitting of light inside a feather. Under a microscope each long kingfisher barb, finer than a human hair, glitters with shades of the Caribbean. Tiny structures in the feathers ...

It's the prismatic plumage of the kingfisher – a dynamic bird, bold in its orange and blue feathers, which shows off a neon flash down its back as it flies – that has inspired Flock Together's ...

This painting of a Kingfisher was drawn using watercolours from a drawing I found in a book. I drew it last year to add to one of my project boards for GCSE.