I was making another decorative hummingbird and decided that it would be interesting to mount it in a flower, as if it was feeding. I first made the bird: the body is .999 fine silver, separate pieces for the back, belly & head and Sterling silver for the wings, tail, beak & feet. Then I identified a native wildflower, the Cardinal flower, as an appropriate mount. This flower grows throughout the summer in North Carolina and produces red flowers that hummingbirds love. The pollen is held in a special curving petal that touches the bird's forehead as it comes in to feed. When moving to another flower, the bird pollinates the other flowers. I made three flowers on this piece from Sterling silver and the bird can be moved from one flower to another. The base is pine needles and an oak leaf made from Sterling silver. Total piece stands ~ 8" tall.
