Galleries : Undying Tales 2021 : UT 2 - Blue-throated Hillstar
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ORIGINALS:
Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus Status: Critically endangered, with only one very small population of them in the Andes mountains. Flitting at high altitudes, among the flowers in the remote ranges of the Andes mountains of Ecuador, the blue-throated hillstar hummingbird is a flash of deep blue and green across the landscape. According to the Incas, the condor was once king of the skies and messenger to the heavens. It was he who communicated the supplications and prayers that the Incas had to the Creator. The condor would take the messages from humans and convey them to God, but even given this celestial charge, he had never laid eyes upon God`s visage. The hummingbird was a much more unassuming creature than the grand condor, but she had a knowledge of the world gleaned from sipping at the nectar that was the essence of the flowers and plants. She was also a curious and creative little being. One day the hummingbird stowed away in the condor`s feathers as the condor flew with messages to God. When they came into the heavenly sphere, hummingbird emerged and looked and basked in the radiance of the divine visage, and was transformed and elevated in that moment. Thereafter, condor conceded that while he would the king and protector of the skies, the hummingbird would take on the mantle of messenger and spiritual guide.
Size: 7 x 7 inches Detail closeups:
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