HUmmingbird at home.

Who doesn’t love the stunning hummingbird?

Their bright jeweled flashes are a delight. I love even more the chittering peeps that they make as they try to scare another bird away from the feeder. But it’s an especially rare treat to see one of these tiny birds’ nests.

Have you seen one? They are incredibly, almost impossibly tiny— perfectly fitting for the most marvelous of minuscule birds.

I thought twice about not including a ruby-throated partner… but really, he might have stolen the show. And this perfect homebody wanted to camouflage perfectly into the leaves and mossy green-browns. She may not be as flashy as her counterpart, but every bit as breathtaking in her own right.

Original painting. 12”x 12”x 1.5” acrylic on hardboard panel.