“Foxglove Flurry”

“Foxglove Flurry” -Available Upon Commission- This is a favorite sculpture in which I carved the Ruby-throated Hummingbird as well as each foxglove flower. These brilliant, tiny, precision-flying creatures glitter like jewels in the full sun, then vanish with a zip toward the next nectar source. In fact, I’ve finally been seeing more hummingbirds as they prepare for Fall migration. Feeders and flower gardens are great ways to attract Eastern North America’s only breeding hummingbird. Some people turn their yards into buzzing clouds of hummingbirds each summer. Enjoy them while they’re around because by early fall they’re bound for Central America, with many crossing the Gulf of Mexico in a single flight.

You can attract Ruby-throated Hummingbirds to your backyard by setting up hummingbird feeders or by planting tubular flowers. Make sugar water mixtures with about one-quarter cup of sugar per cup of water. Food coloring is unnecessary; table sugar is the best choice. Change the water before it grows cloudy or discolored and remember that during hot weather, sugar water ferments rapidly to produce toxic alcohol. Be careful about where you put your hummingbird feeders, as some cats have learned to lie in wait to catch them.

Please see additional images for examples of different ruby-throated hummingbirds on foxglove. Each is an original, one-of-a-kind sculpture with a different base, pose, and color of flowers. If you’re interested in something similar, please call or email me. Thank you.