Breakfast
by Robert Bales
Title
Breakfast
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A mother hummingbird feeding its young.
Anna's Hummingbird is 3.9 to 4.3 inches (10 to 11 centimeters)long. It has a bronze-green back, a pale grey chest and belly, and green flanks. Its bill is long, straight and slender. The adult male has an iridescent crimson-red crown and throat, and a dark, slightly forked tail. Anna's is the only North American hummingbird species with a red crown. Females and juveniles have a green crown, a grey throat with some red markings, a grey chest and belly, and a dark, rounded tail with white tips on the outer feathers.
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March 26th, 2012
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Comments (119)
Robyn King
Congratulations your amazing artwork is being featured in Over 5000 Views:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day! Your outstanding photograph received an honorable mention in our gallery incredible work Robert!
Marvin Blaine
Magical Robert! Everything about this piece is pure magic. L/F
Robert Bales replied:
It was sure fun watching the nest and thanks for the nice comments and the LF!!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular hummingbird composition, lighting, shading, brilliant colors and artwork! F/L voted
Judi Dressler
Wonderful capture of this precious moment! Congrats on receiving a Dawn's Delight! l/f
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! You are one of 10 Dawn’s Delights for 10/29/2021!! This fine image of an identified wild bird is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2021 Features Archive and Thanks discussion for additional visibility.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much, Dawn for the wonderful information, congrats, feature, and the great promotion!!
Cindy Treger
Robert, congrats on your stunning feature in ABGW. Also congrats on receiving 3,214 views. f/l
Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Maria Hunt
I came to is marvelous, gentle portrait to enter it for a special Feature... Instead, I get to congratulate you on a peer-nominated Special Feature. This is so rich and beautifully composed. f/l
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Maria for the comment and the nomination along with the LF!! It is greatly appreciated!!