Who?

Looks can be deceiving

You may not have seen me

But my reputation precedes me

You would have heard of me

It’s all attributed to my looks

You probably would have conjured

something different. I’ve been thought

to be very beautiful not that I’m not. But

I’ve been known to be brightly and

loudly colored. Splashes of green, red

and blue are generously part and

parcel of my kind. I’m known to hunt

for my keeps in that unusual way

I hunt not on land nor do I consume

little insects or berries. I go for the

big kill, sometimes bigger than me.

And another thing! I’m not a swimmer

but I can zero in and dive into murky

waters to get what I want

Look at me! You think I’m what I am?

A kingfisher?

Yes, I’m a kingfisher from the Amazons and this

is how I look. Not that colorful but a

Kingfisher no less.

                                                                                   Attribution to Lip Kee Yap

Image: An Amazon Kingfisher 

Source: Licensed through Wikimedia Commons (here)

Anna at d’Verse’s Meeting the Bar had suggested on writing of a persona of something.

I’ve not seen what Anna had explained but I’ve taken the lead from Brian’s posting.
I wonder if this is correctly assumed.