This Hummingbird Lapel/Tie Pin is a happy little gift for either men or women.

• Each Hummingbird Lapel/Tie Pin is handpainted in jewel toned and verdant green acrylics & inks on Sycamore. Several layers of crystal clear acrylic are added to diffuse the light.



• Each Hummingbird Lapel/Tie Pin is approximately 1 1/2" tall by 1 1/2"wide.
  (This is a tiny little Hummingbird!)



• Each Hummingbird Lapel/Tie Pin has a silver single prong pinback with a spring loaded clutch.(The pinback is long enough to go through a tweed jacket lapel, but not so long as to be dangerous to a tie wearer!)



• Each Hummingbird Lapel/Tie Pin will come nestled in a bed of natural excelsior in a small gift box with a write-up about Hummingbirds done in calligraphy, tucked away in a small glassine envelope.
  (See the Hummingbird write-up below.)



• Each Hummingbird Lapel/Tie Pin is signed on its finished wood back by the artist.

"Hummingbirds are found only in the 'New World';of the 19 species in North America, only the Ruby-throated lives east of the Mississippi - from Nova Scotia to Florida.

Hummingbirds build tiny lichen covered nests, sometimes using spider web strands in the lining, and lay one or two navy bean-sized eggs once or twice a year. They can fly at 70mph, beating their wings 60 to 80 times a second. To sustain this high energy level, they must eat every 20 minutes, but at night their temperature drops from 100*F to 60*F to conserve energy. Their feathers contain no true pigments; the dazzling colors are the result of refracted light.

'...as she flies she makes a little humming noise like a Humble-bee: wherefore she is known as a Humbird.'"