The story of the bird
Wings spread wide, body tilted just enough to catch the light. The gorget burns copper, then flame, then a flash of molten gold as the angle shifts, that is the Rufous Hummingbird in the moment the plate freezes. A warm cream ground holds the rufous flanks and tail; the white breast cuts through the centre of all that heat.
The print
A fine-art study in a contemporary Audubon-inspired natural-history style with a soft paper-grain finish, drawn in flight and composed with clean negative space around the bird.
Paper and finish
Unframed prints come on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm, a heavyweight fine-art paper with a soft matte surface. Choose the framed option and the print arrives glazed, with no mount, and ready to hang, in your choice of black, white or natural frame.
Sizes
Three sizes: 8 x 10, 16 x 20 and 24 x 30 inches. Prints from $39. Framed from $99.
About the bird
Selasphorus rufus breeds further north than any other hummingbird, pushing well into Alaska, then loops south through the western mountains each autumn on a round trip that can run to several thousand miles, one of the longest migrations relative to body size of any species on Earth. A Rufous will claim a feeder and defend it against every other hummingbird that approaches, including species twice its size. In a steep courtship dive, the male’s outer tail feathers produce a distinctive whine and pop, mechanical music rather than voice.
Full field guide: /species/rufous-hummingbird/
