Single Greeting Card - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Bloom
4.25 x 5.5" (A2 size)
Kraft brown bag envelope with coordinating liner
Blank inside
Supporting sustainability: 100% recycled post-consumer waste card and envelope; 30% post-consumer waste envelope liner; commercially compostable plastic sleeve.
These six birds dart in and out of the grasses, flowers, and ferns in our yard: chickadee, flicker, woodpecker, robin, hummingbird, and starling. Each card includes my curious discoveries on the back.
Text on the back of this card:
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Bloom
Last summer while trimming a petunia, I found myself face-to-face with a ruby-throated hummingbird. I backed away because – well, that beak looked pretty darned sharp.
Hummingbirds go into a low-energy state called torpor during cool temperatures. Body temps drop as much 50 degrees and it can take an hour to warm up – which hummingbirds do by shivering.
A friend of mine told me, “When a hummingbird appears, even the other birds get quiet.” No wonder! The next time you see a hummingbird, offer a standing ovation. She beats her wings 50 times every second and, if you live in the north, she flew over 2000 miles to find you. (And she travelled alone, by the way: hummingbirds migrate solo and not in flocks.)