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W Wings Perfect Harmony
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Whispering Wings - "Perfect Harmony" by Janene Grende.
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$35.00
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| Whispering Wings - "Perfect Harmony" by Janene Grende. Second issue in the series.
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Whispering Wings - "Perfect Harmony" by Janene Grende. Second issue in the series. The Bradford Exchange, Production date 1996. Certificate of Authenticity. Plate Size approx 8 inches -- Suggested Retail $50.00
Suspended animation? No. These luminous Broad Billed hummingbirds aren't standing still in mid-air— it only looks that way!
During the course of their evolution, hummingbirds developed an extraordinary ability to turn, hover, and fly up to the amazing speed of 60 miles an hour. Long, narrow wings are propelled by muscles that make up 25 to 30 percent of their body weight. Strong, tiny wings indeed!
Instead of possessing wing bones that are flexible at the wing joints like most birds, hummers have rigid bones reaching to the shoulder, allowing movement in any direction...even backward! It also gives these flying dynamos the ability to hover for significant periods of time—giving the illusion of "standing still."
Delight in "Perfect Harmony," Plate Two in Janene Grende's Whispering Wings series. You can almost hear the frenzy of tiny wings as the birds dart in and out of a splendid garden of columbines and petunias. And you'll relish the challenge of discovering more Broad Billed hummers, as well as a glimpse of the bird featured on Plate Three—a Caliope hummer—hidden in the blossoms. Enjoy!
The creation of the fine collector's plate you have just acquired and whose authenticity is certified by this document is the result of work by an international cadre of skilled artisans. After the plate an was created in the U.S., a fine ceramic transfer, incorporating pigments carefully chosen to faithfully re-create the vibrant beauty of the artist's original, was created in France and Germany and permanently fired into the fine Japanese porcelain plate body at more than 1,460° Fahrenheit by talented craftsmen and craftswomen in the U.S.
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