Trochilidae - Hummingbirds Size:50×70 cm (1907–1994) was a watercolorist

(1907–1994) was a watercolorist

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Species from across the Americas hover and perch across the sheet

Trochilidae - Hummingbirds Size:50×70 cm (1907–1994) was a watercoloristFew birds invite a closer look like the hummingbird, and this Haeckel plate is a riot of iridescent colour. Species from across the Americas hover and perch across the sheet, their throats and crowns flashing emerald, ruby and sapphire, their impossibly fine feathers and slender bills captured with loving precision. It is one of the most joyful and collectable images in Haeckel's entire output. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art