Martin Johnson Heade — Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbirds | Postcard

Two Long-tailed Hermit hummingbirds perch on either side of their hanging nest, fan-shaped copper tails spread wide, while mist softens the mountains behind them. Heade returned to this nesting-pair motif for decades, balancing scientific observation with his signature Luminist calm.

• A6
• 350 g/m²

Symmetrical and quiet, it suits framing on its own or a Postcrossing swap with someone who watches birds.