professorhivewire

[professorhivewire]

Hi! This is some artwork I did of a Hokeypoke hummingbirds, a silly little creature from the tadc fanfic Sherbert's gate by @vashonian

I absolutely love it when stories talk about in universe wildlife, and I couldn't resist drawing/writing about them once I had the idea, so enjoy the mad ramblings of someone obsessed with fantasy biology! ->

The Hokeypoke hummingbird (Dulcem Trochilus) is a species of hummingbird (named for its beautiful honeycomb toffee wings) found all over the Candy Kingdom

Although native to the majority of the Candy Kingdom, the Hokeypoke hummingbirds tend to prefer colder environments with large quantities of pixie dust flowers.

[] Description []

The Hokeypoke hummingbird is 9.5 to 11.5 cm (3.7 to 4.5 in) long and on average weighs about 5 to 5.5 g (0.18 to 0.19 oz). Adults are usually a creamy vanilla color with specs of honeycomb toffee along their backs. They have one large honeycomb on top of their head like a crown (this is why they were also called the royal hummingbird), for females, it is an orangey-yellow while males have a bright red.

[] Feeding []

Similar to other Dulcem birds, the Hokeypoke hummingbirds stick to a gummy and gelatin diet. Although their have been some reports of them eating graham crackers crumbs, whether this is a form of gastroliths to aid with digestion is currently unknown.

[] Fun fact []

Hokeypoke hummingbirds are also called the (Royal hummingbirds) Not only because of the little honeycomb on top of their head that looks like a Crown, but because in 18XX Princess [XXXXX] loved the little birds so much that she had an entire garden built into the Kingdom's castle to house them.

The garden was said to house many different subspecies of the hummingbird such as chocolate, strawberry, butterscotch, mint chocolate chip, cookie dough, and rocky road.

It's reported that one of the birds, named Cherry Cheesecake (because of its dark redish-pink crown) often followed Princess [XXXXX] all over the palace, and would peck at any one who got to close to her. ->

Sorry if this is a bit disorganized. This is my first post here on Tumbler, so I'm still getting used to the layout. With that, have a lovely day/night wherever you are!