Nothing Says Tucson Magic Like Our Hummingbirds
Guest post by Dan Weisz
Tucson Audubon has declared this the "Year of the
Hummingbird”. To learn more about their offerings, go to tucsonaudubon.org/hummingbirds
Below I present photos of backyard hummingbirds along with
photos of murals on the Pascua Yaqui Nation that include Hummingbirds in
them. Lent is a season that the Yaqui people truly respect and cherish
and their ceremonies may be viewed by the public in Tucson at several locations
between now and Easter Sunday. For more information, see the Tribe’s
Culture Page pascuayaqui-nsn.gov/index.php/culture-home
The link to the “Lent Schedule” provides times and dates. For a short
history on the Pascua Yaqui, see manataka.org/page129.html
According to Louis D. Valenzuela, an accomplished Yaqui
artist, the hummingbird “represents the Yoeme culture. The hummingbird is
considered to be a spiritual bird that comes from the “Sewa Ania” Flower World
and is a messenger with powerful blessing and protection.”
A photo of a Costa’s Hummingbird, a rather common
hummingbird of the Tucson area.
and his other ‘good’ side
One public mural on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation.
And another beautiful mural.
Sitting on a dead cholla branch is a Broad-billed
Hummingbird, another common Tucson-area bird.
Portrait of a Broad-billed Hummingbird
One more mural, from the Administrative building on the
Yaqui Reservation.
A painted mural.
And the Broad-billed Hummingbird’s “other” good side!!
It’s springtime, so we’ll be seeing many more hummingbirds
in the days and months to come!
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