Hummingbird
by Robert Bales
Title
Hummingbird
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
This beautiful Anna's Hummingbird was taken in the Yuma, Arizona area.
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.
These birds feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue. They also consume small insects caught in flight. A PBS documentary that first aired January 10, 2010, shows how Anna's Hummingbirds eat flying insects (at 16:45).They aim for the flying insect, then open their beaks very wide. That technique has a greater success rate than trying to aim the end of a long beak at the insect.
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September 21st, 2011
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Comments (76)
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations. Your artistic creation is now featured on the Over 3000 Views home page. I am proud to display your talents. Please post it in the featured archive and group promotional threads for continued exposure.
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 feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Joyce Dickens
I am nominating this outstanding capture for a Special Feature at 1000 Views On A Single Image Robert; just such awesome work my friend!!!
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 wonderful feature, congrats, invite and the nice promotion along with the LTw!!!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #10 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
William Tasker
Terrific, Robert! Thank you for your wonderful and named submission to Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group, where this image is now featured on the homepage. L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks william for the nice feature, congrats, and the promotion along with the LF!!
Alana Thrower
Wow! Beautiful action capture of this pretty hummingbird! Nominated in the 1000 Views group! l/f/g+/t/p
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #10 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Steve Karol
Congrats on reaching over 1000 views!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Steve for the congrats!! Leaving for Yuma, AZ for the winter on Wednesday!!