Costa's Hummingbird
by Robert Bales
Title
Costa's Hummingbird
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Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
I was enjoying the afternoon sun in our backyard, located in Yuma, Azirora.
The Costa's Hummingbird is very small, a mature adult growing to only 3 to 3� inches in length. The male Costa's has a mainly green back and flanks, a small black tail and wings, and patches of white below their gorgeted throat and tail. The male Costa's Hummingbird's most distinguishing feature is its vibrant purple cap and throat with the throat feathers flaring out and back behind its head. The female Costa's Hummingbird is not as distinct as the male, having grayish-green above with a white underbelly.
The Costa's Hummingbird is fairly common in the arid brushy deserts and any nearby gardens of the Southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico.
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November 16th, 2011
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Comments (25)
Marvin Blaine
Stunning Robert! Award winning capture! Exceptional natural colors and what a beautiful hummingbird! L/F!
Janet Marie
Robert! How marvelous this is, would love to feature it, but no location or Arizona in the description. LF
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, JANET for the comments and I will edit, because it was taken in our backyard in Yuma, AZ!!
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 October: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (October 14, 2018)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
William Tasker
Stunning, Robert! Thank you for submitting this wonderful and identified bird image that is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group - L/F
Andrea Lazar
A beautiful shot! And love the information with all your photos. Actually, all your hummingbird photos are just wonderful. v/f
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Andrea ans thanks for looking and the great comments along with the v/f!
John and Veronica Vandenburg
Beautiful. I also love all the information in your description. Excellent, again. v/f
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks for the wonderful review and the v/f. I am very thankful for the internet to get the information.
Mary Machare
However did you manage to get this shot?
Robert Bales replied:
They are in my backyard and I get so close to them that my 300 mm will not focus.
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