Hummingbird with Flower
by Judi Dressler
Title
Hummingbird with Flower
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This little Broad-Tailed Hummingbird was busy trying to drink nectar from a variety of flowers in a yard up in the mountains of Colorado, and here he is considering some yarrow. No flash was used -- I was lucky in that the sun shone on both the flower and the bird, even though the scene was in shadow!
A jewel of high mountain meadows in the west, male Broad-tailed Hummingbirds fill the summer air with loud, metallic trills as they fly. They 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. You can find these tiny birds 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.
Photo taken on June 2nd, 2019, near Ward, Colorado
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August 24th, 2019
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Comments (36)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding hummingbird/floral composition, lighting, shading, stunning color and artwork! F/L voted
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful photograph of a Broad-Tailed Hummingbird with great timing, light and shadows, clarity, and perspective, Judi! F/L
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #17 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.....L/F/Tw
Al Fio Bonina
Fantastic image, Judi! L/F...Nominated for special features for promotion #17 1000 VIEWS ON 1 IMAGE
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 November: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (November 17, 2019)
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