Dancing to Wild Nectar
by Judi Dressler
Title
Dancing to Wild Nectar
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird looking for nectar. I love the pose, with the tail fanned out and looking up at the flowers!
A jewel of high mountain meadows, male broad-tailed hummingbirds fill the summer air with a loud, metallic trills as they fly. The birds are seen easily at masses of flowers in the high meadows, where they hover and dart around the blossoms, often fighting and chasing each other away from choice patches. As they migrate during spring and fall, they access flowers and feeders at lower altitudes. Hummingbirds breed at elevations up to 10,500 feet where nighttime temperatures regularly plunge below freezing. To make it through a cold night, they slow their heart rate and drop their body temperature, entering a state of torpor. As soon as the sun comes up, displaying males show off their rose-magenta throats while performing spectacular dives. After attracting a mate, females raise the young on their own.
Photo taken on August 25, 2020, in Coal Creek Canyon, CO
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Comments (49)
Judi Dressler
Thank you to the buyer from Aurora, CO who bought a small framed picture of this image on 12/11/2023!
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Judi, on your Win in the Artist Buzzz Birds Nests Lawns Weeds Budding Contest. A wonderful spring photograph! L/F
Laurel Adams
Judi, CONGRATULATIONS! You are the HONORABLE MENTION LEAD in The ARTIST BUZzz-BIRD NESTS-LAWN WEEDS- BUDding BUSHES/TREES- Contest which featured 158 members, 549 entries and 909 votes! YAY!! So well deserved!..BRAVO!
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous photo of a hummingbird with great timing, pose, and composition, Judi! Congratulation on your feature and special feature in the 1000 Views group! F/L
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #23 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Diana Mary Sharpton
Nominating this beautiful Broad-Tailed Hummingbird capture for special feature on the 1000 view group...
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Gary F Richards
Outstanding hummingbird/floral composition, lighting, shading, stunning color and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest YOUR VERY BEST PHOTOGRAPH
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
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