The Kingfisher Symbol

Traits: Luck Patience, Speed & Agility

Description: Some old men say the Kingfisher was meant in the beginning to be a water bird but as he had not been given either webbed feet or a good bill he could not make a living. The animals held a council over it and decided to make him a bill like a long sharp awl for a fishgig (fish spear). So they made him a fishgig and fastened it on the front of his mouth. He flew to the top of a tree, sailed out and darted down into the water, and came up with a fish on his gig. And he has been the best gigger ever since.

By: Unknown

Artists With Artwork On This Site

• Bill Reid
  Art: Dogfish
• Don Yeomans
  Art: Butterfly
• Glen Wood
  Art: Owl
• Glenn J. Schworak
  Art: Dragon Fly, Hummingbird, Otter, Seal, Wolf
• Joe David
  Art: Swan
• Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
  Art: Hummingbird, Sun, Wolf
• Robert Davidson
  Art: Beaver, Thunderbird
• Stanley Hunt
  Art: Moon
• Todd Jason Baker
  Art: Cougar, Dolphin, Dove, Dragon Fly, Frog, Goose, Hawk, Killer Whale, Wolf
• Unknown
  Art: Bear, Bumblebee, Deer, Eagle, Eagle Feather, Halibut, Heron, Kingfisher, Loon, Rabbit, Raven, Salmon