The Bird of Paradise's only purpose in life is to look beautiful. And yearn for a sunbird. Pity. Arising from a boat-shaped sheath, up to six flaming orange blossoms appear, one every other day. In its native habitat of Madagascar, it is one of the few flowers actually pollinated by a bird's feet. A sunbird (Africa's hummingbird) alights on the blue arrow, splitting it open. The hidden pollen sticks to its feet, and after a beak full of sweet nectar, the bird flies off to passively pollinate the next grateful flower. In Hawaii, since we don't have cooperating birds, the flowers have to be pollinated by hand. After all, beauty must be served. This representation of the original digital painting is deliberately smudged in a small area to frustrate pirating of the image. All prints are personally signed and available in three sizes, each matted to fit a standard, ready-made frame. See order form for sizes, prices and other details. B A C K TO ORD ER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maui Magic in Kihei: Best rate? No. Best value? Yes. My Lahaina Shores Beach Resort Studios: A lot more than a hotel room... for a lot less! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright Egan Inc, Honolulu, Hawaii. All rights reserved.