Hummingbird and Mum
by Michele Avanti
Title
Hummingbird and Mum
Artist
Michele Avanti
Medium
Painting - Painting
Description
Hummingbird and Mum - mixed media painting - Michele Avanti
I decided to paint a hummingbird in some bright rich colors and though she looked lovely by herself, I could not stop and created a big Chrysanthemum for her to enjoy. I have been dabbling with using just one part of the color wheel which can be a great way to decorate. I am also working on a cool version of this painting. I hope you enjoy it.
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Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and constituting the biological family Trochilidae. They are the smallest of birds, most species measuring 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) in length. The smallest extant bird species is the 5 cm (2.0 in) bee hummingbird, which weighs less than 2.0 g (0.07 oz).
They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings, which flap at high frequencies audible to humans. They hover in mid-air at rapid wing-flapping rates, which vary from around 12 beats per second in the largest species, to in excess of 80 in some of the smallest. Of those species that have been measured in wind tunnels, their top speeds exceed 15 m/s (54 km/h; 34 mph) and some species can dive at speeds in excess of 22 m/s (79 km/h; 49 mph).
Hummingbirds have the highest mass-specific metabolic rate of any homeothermic animal. To conserve energy when food is scarce, and nightly when not foraging, they can go into torpor, a state similar to hibernation, slowing their metabolic rate to 1/15th of its normal rate.
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Comments (57)
Stephanie Weber
Love this one juxtaposed with the similar one is aqua - stunning!
Michele Avanti replied:
Thank you, Stephanie, I designed them to go together. Awesome that you like them that way too!
Debby Pueschel
Congratulations on your Special Feature of the Week in Visions of Spring - Glimpses of Summer. FL
Ava Reaves
Beautiful work. Congratulations on your special feature in FAA Group, Visions of Spring - Glances of summer l/f
Anne Gifford
This is a charming and beautiful glimpse of nature. Congratulations on your feature in the Visions of Spring group! like/f
Denise Harty
Congratulations on your feature in the Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer group! L/F
Kay Brewer
Congratulations on your Special Feature of the Week in the Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer group! l/f
Donna Kennedy
Congratulations on your Feature of the Week in Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer!...L
Laurel Adams
Michele, CONGRATULATIONS on your SPECIAL FEATURE of the WEEK in VOSGOS, SO WELL DESERVED!! Your mixed media work is so light filled and Colourfully expressed....LOVE it!...best to you
Dora Sofia Caputo
Congratulations, Michelle! Happy to tell you that your outstanding piece Hummingbird and Mum has been selected as a Special Feature of the Week and is being featured on the Homepage of the Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer Group. Thank you for sharing your fabulous artwork with our Group. F/L.
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art Forever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2021 March: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (March 27, 2021)
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CONGRATULATIONS! Your excellent image is featured this week in Pretty in Pink Blue and Purple. Thank you for submitting it! l/f
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" Sharing on Pinterest Board - Images That Excite You!