Anna Male is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on March 18th, 2024.
Anna Male
A hummingbird is captured in mid-flight, its wings elegantly spread as it hovers near pink blooms in sharp focus against a blurred golden background.... more
by Robert Bales
Title
Anna Male
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A hummingbird is captured in mid-flight, its wings elegantly spread as it hovers near pink blooms in sharp focus against a blurred golden background. Its feathers display a subtle iridescence under the natural lighting, showcasing the bird's dexterity and the beauty of its surroundings.
A beautiful male Anna Hummingbird looking for a little nectar!
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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March 18th, 2024
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Comments (9)
I'ina Van Lawick
Great capture, Bob. Spring has really sprung! Gorgeous colors. LF
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks for the comments and it sure has!! We had temps in the 80's. but today big windstorm! Thanks for the LF!!
Alex Lapidus
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is featured in the Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the Jan β Mar 2024 Feature Archive discussion for additional visibility.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Alex for the nice feature, congratulations, comments, invite, and promotion!!
Dale Kincaid
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured in the ANIMAL MANIA Group gallery! You are invited to post your work in the feature archive discussion.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Dale for the nice feature, congratulations, comments, invite, and promotion!!