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Title
Wings Aflutter
Artist
Joy McAdams
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A female Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), respondent in her green topcoat of feathers, approaches a columbia (tiger lily) in search of the flowers delicious nectar. The Rufous hummingbird is is a small bird, about 8 cm (3.1 in) long with a long, straight and slender bill. They are known for their extraordinary flight skills, flying 2,000 mi (3,200 km) during their migratory transits.
The adult male has a white breast, rufous face, flanks and tail and an iridescent orange-red throat patch or gorget. Some males have some green on back and/or crown. The female has green, white, some iridescent orange feathers in the center of the throat, and a dark tail with white tips and rufous base.
The female is slightly larger than the male. Females and the rare green-backed males are extremely difficult to differentiate from Allen's hummingbird. I believe the hummingbird in this image to be a female Rufous. If you have knowledge that indicates otherwise, your input is valued.
They feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue or catch insects on the wing. These birds require frequent feeding while active during the day and become torpid at night to conserve energy. Because of their small size, they are vulnerable to insect-eating birds and animals.
Their primary breeding habitats are open areas, mountainsides and forest edges in western North America from southern Alaska through British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest to California, nesting further north (Alaska) than any other hummingbird. The female builds a nest in a protected location in a shrub or conifer. Males are promiscuous, mating with several females.
This image has placed in the following FAA contest:
3rd Place- "All Art" contest - Oct. 2019
Uploaded
June 24th, 2019
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Viewed 1,040 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/22/2024 at 7:16 AM
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Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular Wings Aflutter composition, lighting, shading, brilliant colors and artwork! F/L voted
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… GREEN ANIMALS INSECTS AND BIRDS CONTEST! F/L
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular Wings Aflutter composition, lighting, shading, lovely green colors and artwork! F/L voted
Cambridge, ca - United Kingdom
Couldnt have been more perfect Capture...amazing photography Joy...love your wildlife portfolio F/L
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular hummingbird composition, lighting, shading, beautiful colors and artwork! F/L voted
Budapest - Hungary
Beautiful scene, colors, Joy! (l/f) I voted in the UNEXPECTED SUBJECT PHOTOGRAPHY contest.
Ankeny, IA - United States
Beautiful capture, Joy! Congratulations on your recent Go Take a Hike feature!
Centennial, CO - United States
Congratulations, Joy – your green things in nature scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Western, IL - United States
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Absolutely exquisite, Joy! Impeccable timing, and love the wing positions, colors and composition, wow! F/L
Naples, FL - United States
Congratulations Joy, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Naples, FL - United States
Congratulations Joy, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Stuart, FL - United States
This is exquisite, Joy! I appreciated seeing this fine image and with the naming of the species, it is now featured on the home page of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group.
Homer, AK - United States
Beautiful capture. I truly enjoyed and learned much from you detailed description.
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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