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Bird graphic print · 80% cotton / 20% polyester fleece · thirteen garment-dyed colors · Comfort Colors 1566 · printed graphic, nothing stitched on
Garment-Dyed Sweatshirt · Thirteen Colors · Designed in Colorado
An Anna's hummingbird fluffed up on a snow-dusted twig, magenta crown catching the light — the only hummingbird that stays for winter, painted in watercolor with no text.
Garment-dyed 9.5 oz heavyweight brushed fleece, soft from the first wear.
One male Anna's hummingbird, perched and puffed up against the cold the way they sit on a January morning — nearly a ball, not the sleek summer dart. The iridescent rose-magenta of the crown and throat, the emerald back, the grey-white chest and the needle of a bill are all painted in, with the gorget feathered into the white rather than cut off in a line. The twig runs the diagonal with snow caught in its forks, a few dried seed heads lean in below, and a handful of flakes are still falling. No feeder, no flowers, no sky, no painted background — the shirt color is the winter air. Watercolor on soft paper grain. No text, no slogan.
The Design
Large front-centered chest print — not a back print
Subject: a male Anna's hummingbird on a snow-dusted twig with dried seed heads, in light falling snow
Style: realistic watercolor bird illustration with soft paper grain — the magenta crown is the tell, and it reads as iridescent, not flat pink
No text. There is no lettering, slogan, place name or wordmark anywhere in this design
Technique: a printed graphic — the ink sits in the fleece, straight onto the garment color with no background panel, and nothing is stitched or sewn on
Shown in Grey. The print runs large and centered on the chest, straight onto the garment color — no panel, no frame, not a back print.
Every hummingbird in North America leaves for the winter except one. The Anna's stays — the whole Pacific coast from Baja to British Columbia, and these days inland too — a bird that weighs about as much as a nickel sitting on a frozen branch in January. It survives the nights by shutting down. In torpor its body temperature falls from 107 degrees to the low fifties and its heart slows from twelve hundred beats a minute to around fifty, so that for a few hours it is barely alive, and at first light it shivers itself back up and goes looking for sugar. It is the only North American hummingbird with a magenta crown as well as a magenta throat, and in the right light the whole head lights up like a struck match; turn it two degrees and it goes black. It is also one of the few hummingbirds that sings — a thin, scratchy song from the top of a bare tree in December, when nothing else is singing at all. The feeders people keep thawed on their porches did not teach it to stay. It was already staying. They just made it easier.
The Story Behind It
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The first hard freeze came in the second week of December, and she assumed the hummingbird was gone. She had been meaning to take the feeder in. Then, at 6:40 the next morning, it was there — a grey lump on the frozen feeder, not moving, so still she thought it had died on the perch. She went out in her slippers with the kettle.
It was not dead. As she got close it shook itself, the head went from grey to that impossible pink, and it drank from the thawed port while she stood there holding a kettle in the dark. That was the start of it. Two feeders after that — one inside overnight, one out, swapped at dawn — and a pair of hand warmers taped to the base on the worst mornings. Her husband said it was a lot of trouble for a bird. He also started getting up to do the swap on the days she could not.
It sang in January from the top of the bare plum tree — a scratchy little song nobody else in the neighborhood heard — and in March it was still there, and so was she. The feeder has not come in since.
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Wear it for the ones who stay, and for whoever gets up in the dark with the kettle.
A gift for the one who keeps the feeder thawed, the West Coast gardener, the birder who knows which hummingbird this is at a glance, or anyone who loves hummingbirds and has never had a winter one to wear. It is the hummingbird for the cold months — no flowers, no summer, no lettering — so it works for the person who loves the bird but would never wear the words. Pair it with the Winter Chickadees Sweatshirt, the other small ones that stay.
Details
Large front print, centered on the chest — not a back print
Relaxed unisex fit, side-seamed body, roomy through the chest
A pullover crewneck — no hood, no zip and no front pocket
1x1 ribbed collar, cuffs and waistband; rolled forward shoulder
Twill-taped back neck with woven label and back neck patch
Thirteen colors — Blue Spruce, Pepper, Grey, Denim, Blue Jean, Light Green, Chalky Mint, Butter, Orchid, Crimson, Watermelon and White in every size S to 3XL, plus Terracotta in 2XL and 3XL
Ready-made design — choose a color and size, nothing to upload or customize
Made to order in the USA, printed and shipped in 2–5 business days
Fabric
Printed on a Comfort Colors 1566 garment-dyed crewneck sweatshirt blank
80% ring-spun US cotton, 20% polyester, 9.5 oz heavyweight — substantial, and warm enough to be the layer rather than something under one
Three-end fleece with a 100% cotton face and a brushed fleece interior, warmer than a lighter French terry
Dyed after the garment is sewn, using salt-free pigment dyes; OEKO-TEX certified
Holds its shape through the wash, with almost no shrinkage at home
The graphic will not crack or peel. It is printed flat into the face of the fleece — no heavy vinyl patch, no rubbery texture, nothing to pull loose
Choosing a Color
The design is magenta, emerald, white and the brown of a bare twig, with a little snow — and no painted background, so the shirt color is the winter air.
Blue Spruce. Deep evergreen — the plum tree at dusk. The magenta head burns on it; the one on the hero photo and the one to start with.
Pepper. A soft washed black, closer to charcoal. The crown reads like a struck match on it — the most dramatic of the thirteen.
Grey. A soft heathered grey. A snow sky; the bird and the twig sit in it quietly, and it wears with everything.
Denim. Deep washed blue — a clear cold morning. Magenta on deep blue is the classic hummingbird pairing.
Blue Jean. A mid washed denim, a shade lighter and softer than Denim.
Light Green. A soft washed sage. The emerald back runs with it and the pink does the work.
Chalky Mint. A frosty pale green — the coolest of the light grounds, and the snow nearly disappears into it.
Butter. A warm cream — old paper. The most botanical-plate reading, with every color at full strength.
Orchid. A pale washed lilac. Magenta on lilac is unexpected and sharp.
Crimson. A deep washed red, close to the bird's own color, so the white chest and the snow carry the contrast.
Watermelon. The brightest option — a playful pink-red that turns the whole thing cheerful.
White. Snow on snow — the ink edges and the magenta carry the design, and it is the cleanest of the thirteen.
Terracotta. A warm washed clay, in 2XL and 3XL only. Magenta against red-brown, with the snow keeping it crisp.
Garment-dyed colors look softer and more muted in person than on a screen, and each piece varies slightly. That lived-in tone is part of the charm.
Sizing
Fit at a glance: relaxed fit, roomy through the chest · length hits at the hip · full-length sleeve with ribbed cuff · 9.5 oz heavyweight fleece · runs true to size
A relaxed unisex cut that most people wear true to size. Size down one for a closer fit; size up for an oversized, layer-under-a-coat fit.
Adult sizes only, S to 3XL. Between sizes? We will make it right, free.
Care
Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low. Avoid bleach, high heat, and ironing directly over the artwork.
Pairs Well With
The other small birds that stay, and everything else for winter.
Winter Chickadees SweatshirtGreat Horned Owl SweatshirtAll Bird DesignsWinter CollectionTwelve hundred beats a minute by day. Fifty by night. Still here in March.
The Known Pack Promise
Beautiful things from the natural world, on a sweatshirt you'll reach for all season long.
Butterflies, birds, wildflowers, and the quiet stories behind them. Detailed designs in the spirit of vintage botanical plates, each with a true fact from nature on its page.
Printed on garment-dyed Comfort Colors fleece, 80% ring-spun cotton, broken in from the first wear and softer with every wash. Relaxed, roomy, and made to be your cold-morning favorite.
Why we choose it →Money is set aside from every order to help protect the trails and wild places our designs are drawn from, so the meadows keep blooming for the next generation.
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