![]() Here are some more stories, videos, and bird sketching resources I’ve written. Countless observers have noted that anything red may draw a hummer's at. Rufous Hummingbirds Sketching Workshop Video The hummingbird's almost magnetic attraction to red has been well - documented. ![]() Caribbean Hummingbirds Sketching Workshop Video (includes demonstrations of Streamertails and Bee Hummingbirds.).I’ve created some handouts to get you started observing and sketching hummingbirds below.ĬLICK HERE to download the Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing a Hummingbird (as seen below)ĬLICK HERE To download high-resolution PDF(as seen below) Hummingbirds are easier to learn to draw than one might think, so watch my tutorials below to learn how! You may enjoy using my downloadable handouts (listed below the video) to use as you watch and follow along.ĬLICK HERE to download the hummingbird image I use in the demonstration With names like that who wouldn’t be captivated and enchanted by these energetic and entertaining birds? The large tropical species are often named for their brilliant iridescent coloration, for example, the jewelfront, shining sunbeam, starfrontlet and amethyst-throated sunangel. As you can see, hummingbird names are as whimsical as their behavior. I’ve been lucky in my travels to see and draw such colorful hummers like the Violet Sabrewings in Honduras, Red-billed Streamertails in Jamaica, Booted Racket-tails in Peru, and Magnificent Hummingbirds in Arizona. In North America, hummingbirds visit and pollinate such flowers as the trumpet honeysuckle, scarlet beebalm, lemon beebalm, wild bergamot, cardinal flower, and trumpet creeper, columbine as well as native salvias. Hummingbirds are a diverse and fascinating family, with the important ecological role as pollinators, especially in the tropics where both flowering plants and hummers reach their greatest biological diversity.
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