Cristo Escamilla's colibrí is caught at the exact moment of hover, wings flung wide, body angled, beak curved and reaching. It is all motion, which is exactly right for an animal whose wings beat up to eighty times per second.
This is no ordinary hummingbird. The two small green wire ovals hanging from the body are the giveaway; they are the signature tail rackets of the Ocreatus underwoodii, the booted racket-tail, a cloud-forest hummingbird of the Andes whose male has elongated outer tail feathers that end in flat, oval flags. Cristo has crafted them in tightly coiled green wire loops, precise and unmistakable. The green woven body section represents the bird's iridescent plumage, while the copper head depicts its bronzy crown.
The wings are flowing strands of wire, copper, green, rose, and amber, all together, fanning in every direction like a small, controlled explosion of color. The long curved beak reaches forward, ready.
The booted racket-tail has been hovering in the Andean cloud forest for thousands of years. Cristo found a new way to say it!
Origin: Mexico City Dimensions: 3''Tall 6''Long 4.5''Wide
