Hummingbird Antiqued Sundial. Delightfully simple, sweet presentation depicting the bird frantically flapping it’s wings as it gathers the necta from the flowers while the sun causes shadows to indicate the time.
Humming Bird Antiqued Sundial
$128.00 inc GST
Description
Humming Bird Antiqued Sundial
This handsomely detailed Sun Dial measures just 19cm. So it is not “in your face”. Big enough to be seen. Modest enough not to offend.
Understated with a delicate sweetness about it. As you wander through a garden it’s lovely to find treasures like this.
There will beea a gradual appearance of a patina on it’s surface The patina adds character to the sundial blending it in with its surroundings.
The shadow indicator called a gnomon. The gnomon is in the shape of a bird. The sun causes a shadow to fall across the numerals indicating the time of day.
“The Humming Bird”.
- Their name refers to the humming sound made by their tiny, beating wings.
- Each species of Humming Bird creates a different humming sound, depending on the speed of its wing beats.
- Their wings rotate in a figure of eight rotations at tremendous speeds..
- These rotations help them to hover while feeding on the nectar from the flowers.
A polished version of this Humming Bird Antiqued Sundial is available.
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Humming Bird Antiqued Sundial
Humming Bird drawing nectar from flowers
Additional information
| Weight | 0.84 kg |
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| Dimensions | 20 × 20 × 3 cm |
