Black-chinned Hummingbird
by Robert Bales
Title
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A small green-backed hummingbird of the West, with no brilliant colors on its throat except a thin strip of iridescent purple bordering the black chin, only visible when light hits it just right. Black-chinned Hummingbirds are exceptionally widespread, found from deserts to mountain forests. Many winter along the Gulf Coast. Often perches at the very top of a bare branch. Low-pitched humming sound produced by wings.
It will hover at flowers and feeders, darts erratically to take tiny swarming insects, perches atop high snags to survey its territory, watching for competitors to chase off and for flying insects to eat. During courtship and territorial defense, males display by diving 66-100 feet.
It is most often seen at feeders or perched on dead branches in tall trees. The Black-chinned Hummingbird is a habitat generalist, found in lowland deserts and mountainous forests, and in natural habitats and very urbanized areas as long as there are tall trees and flowering shrubs and vines. It will migrate to the Northern States for breeding during the summer months.
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July 13th, 2015
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
Chance Kafka
Great capture! Those little things are hard to photgraph and you did it well
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Chance for the nice comments!! Just returning from a month long motorhome trip from Alaska.
Gary Wing
Great Capture Robert..always a challenge to get these guys..you did a great job, nice focus!
I'ina Van Lawick
Wonderful, Robert. I have never seen one of these. lf
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks I'ina for the wonderful comment and I have not seen many!! Thanks for the LF!!
Anita Faye
Robert, happy to feature your beautiful work on Poetic Poultry! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Don for the nice feature, invite, congrats and the wonderful promotion!!
William Tasker
I appreciate your submission to Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group, where this image is now featured on the homepage. L/F
Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Judy Via-Wolff
A beauty! I am so enjoying watching my little hummers this summer! Nice work, I know how hard they are to capture in flight! L F
Robert Bales replied:
It is difficult but kind of fun to do it. Thanks for the nice comment, visit and the LF!!
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