Description
Stand very still by the honeysuckle on a July morning and you might hear it before you see it: a soft, insistent hum, like a tiny motor in the leaves. Then a flash of iridescent green and ruby, there and gone, back again. Margot keeps a feeder outside her kitchen window and swears the same bird returns every summer, though she knows it cannot possibly be true. She has named it Rubis, and she leaves the window open just a crack in case it visits.
This hummingbird holds still long enough to be admired. Its graceful form is captured in vivid colour and fine painted detail, from the sheen of its feathers to the slender line of its beak, and it opens to hold a small treasure. It makes a lovely present for a birdwatcher, a gardener who plants for pollinators, or anyone who keeps binoculars by the back door. On a winter windowsill it brings back the hum of a summer garden.
Piece details
- Depicts a hummingbird in jewel-bright colours
- Graceful form rendered in fine painted detail
- Room inside for small treasures
- Measures 2.5 x 1.5 x 2.25 inches
- Shimmering colours capture the bird’s jewel-like plumage
- From Rochard of Limoges, France, decorated by hand
Pair it with a packet of seeds for a nature lover’s birthday, and the garden will do the rest. Birdwatchers often place it right beside their field guides and binoculars.
