Unlimited edition. 18 x 24 inch, museum-quality poster on matte paper.

As I type this poster release note, a female Anna’s hummingbird is whirring about just outside my studio window. Her behavior is curious; she’s not actively feeding, but neither does she appear to be on a territorial sortie. I believe she’s hunting, on the lookout for insect prey to grab and carry to her young. Given the frequency with which I’m seeing her move through our yard’s valley and coast live oaks, I expect her delicate nest and young are perched on one of the oak branches.

When I first moved west and encountered Anna’s hummingbirds, I thought of them as western riffs on ruby-throated hummingbirds, the principal hummer species of my mid-Atlantic youth. Soon, though, I noted obvious differences – at least, that was the case for the males. The females look awfully similar to one another, but there’s one notable difference – at least, there *usually* is! The female Anna’s hummingbird often (but not always) shows some iridescent red plumage on her throat, whereas female ruby-throated hummingbirds are not, well, ruby-throated. (This color column is based on the females I typically see, which do display a red gorget on their throat.)

Note: These archival poster prints feature rich, appealing colors. I encourage customers to take care in handling them until they are framed/protected for display; the darker colors on the matte paper can be scratched. They ship rolled, so customers need to flatten them before framing (or have their framer do so).

Charitable Sales Model: Whenever one of these poster prints is purchased, a charitable contribution equal to 10% of the print’s cost (or $3.60) is made to a nonprofit working to tackle environmental or social challenges. Read more about my charitable sales model here.