Posts Tagged ‘Anna’s hummingbird’
Sherman Gardens Garden Club
I presented my “Jewels of Nature – Hummingbirds in Your Garden” talk at the Sherman Gardens of Corona Del Mar, CA on August 17th, 2010. There were 65 members in attendance. The Sherman Gardens is a beautiful setting to share the wonders of hummingbirds characteristics, abilities and beauty. I brought samples of their incredibly intricately woven nests, photos of the hummingbirds in my yard and exhibited a PowerPoint presentation of those hummingbirds that I have rescued & rehabilitated for release.
If your organization or garden club would be interested in scheduling a hummingbird talk with me, please contact me at my e-mail: monique@mfrartwork.com .
“Jewels of Nature, Hummingbirds in Your Garden” My presenation will introduce you to a variety of ways to attract hummingbirds to your garden. I’ll share tips on what to do when you find a lost hummingbird. There will be plant lists, book and DVD recommendations to further your enjoyment of these “Jewels of Nature”. I’ll share a hummingbird legend, samples of their nests and much more. All art & text Monique F. Rea Copyright 2010
Anna’s Hummingbird
- “Desert Jewel”
Oil painting of Anna’s female hummingbird in a desert landscape. Emphasis is the hummingbird, deliberately proportionally larger. The hummingbird subject was from my photo of the female Anna’s who made her nest in my yard and had two sucessful hummingbirds fledge. The desert landscape is also from my photo reference taken while visiting the Anza Borrego Desert.
Male Anna’s Hummingbird
"Progeny Pearl"
Oil painting on canvas of an adult male Anna’s hummingbird. Painting measures 16″ X 12″ unframed.
The female Anna’s builds the nest, lays two eggs, feeds her nestlings average every 15 minutes. She continues to protect and feed them even a week and half after they have fledged, left their nest. The male hummingbird does not participate with the construction of the nest, the feeding or the care of the young hummingbird chicks. His function is procreating the species and protecting his territory. Monique F. Rea Copyright 2010