Allen's Hummingbird And Red Flowers

Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a species of hummingbird that is found in the woods, meadows, and gardens of coastal California north of... more

by Morris Finkelstein

Title

Allen's Hummingbird And Red Flowers

Artist

Morris Finkelstein

Medium

Photograph

Description

Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a species of hummingbird that is found in the woods, meadows, and gardens of coastal California north of Santa Barbara, and in a small portion of southern Oregon coast. Allen's Hummingbird is barely distinguishable from the Rufous Hummingbird, except that it is slightly smaller, with a smaller tail and a slightly longer bill. It measures about 3.75 inches in length and about 0.11 ounces in weight. It is compact-shaped, aggressive, has buffy orange flanks, white breast, orange-red gorget, solid green back, and a partly orange rump. Allen's Hummingbirds have a high metabolic rate and need to feed nearly hourly on nectar from flowers or on insects crawling on flower blossoms.

This adult Allen's Hummingbird hovering and collecting nectar from red flowers was photographed at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, in San Marino, California on 7-12-2021. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR telephoto lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/3200 sec, f/6.3, ISO 2500. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens are located in San Marino, California, about 12 miles from Los Angeles; sixteen or more permanently themed gardens within the Botanical Gardens cover about 130 acres. The plant in this photograph is a Hummingbird Bush (Justicia californica), which is a deciduous perennial shrub in the family Acanthaceae.

I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Gentlemen Club Art Group, 10-5-2021
Just Perfect, 10-10-2021
Your Very Best Photography, 10-10-2021
The Outdoor Photographer, 10-11-2021
Wildlife One-A-Day, 10-26-2021
Visions Of Spring, 10-27-2021
Your Best Work, 10-28-2021
Macro Marvels, 10-29-2021
Avian Photography, 11-3-2021
The 200 Club, 11-3-2021
A Birding Group - Wings, 12-27-2021
1000 Views, 2-8-2022
Wonder Of Wings, 2-11-2022
Camera Art, 4-27-2022
10 Plus, 4-27-2022
Western North American Bird Photography, 6-20-2022
1000 Views Special Feature, 1-31-2023
Five Star Artist, 2-11-2023
Wild Birds Of The World, 2-13-2023
Birds In Focus, 5-25-2023
100 Favorite, 6-8-2023
Animals, 6-13-2023
If The Image Excites You, 6-17-2023
Mind-Blowing Photography, 7-21-2023
USA Photographers Only, 7-22-2023
Fine Art America Flowers Photography, 4-5-2024

First Place in FAA Contest
"This Is Summer"
6-12-2023; Admin. Johanna Hurmerinta

Second Place In FAA Contest
"Celebrating The BBB Birds Butterflies Bees"
5-2-2023; Admin. Pali S

Third Place In FAA Contest
"Post Your Best Work - Men Only"
5-24-2022; Admin. S. Jamieson

Third Place In FAA Contest
"Bird Is The Word"
5-13-2022; Admin. Jim Gould

Second Place In FAA Contest
"Hummingbirds"
3-11-2022; Admin. Jeff Iverson

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October 3rd, 2021