Hummingbird at a Red Salvia

A small green hummingbird hovers beside the tall red salvia, its long bill pointing towards one open flower. Iridescent feathers shift from emerald to turquoise across the back, while the pale throat and spread wings make a clean shape against the darker garden. Several flower spikes rise through the middle with buds, red tubes and maroon stems.

Broad textured leaves fill the lower right, and pale stones, white flowers and purple spikes create smaller colour changes behind the bird. The hummingbird is the natural starting point, especially its dark eye and wing edges. After that, follow the salvia stems from bottom to top. Leaf veins and garden stones give the blurred-looking background enough firm detail to sort.