#hummingbirds
28-Sep-2023
A few essential genetic differences tailor flowers to bee or hummingbird #pollinators
Around 20 sites spread across the genome distinguish bee- and hummingbird-pollinated wild Penstemons
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1002279
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"Iridescent Hummingbird" by Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon #zenmaster #art #midjourney #AI #aiartist #aiart #hummingbird #hummingbirds #iridescent #iridescenthummingbird #aiartcommunity #digitalart #fantasy #fantasyart #digitalphotoart #digitalartist #digitalartwork #digitalillustrations #midjourneyart #midjourneycommunity #artistsofmastodon #artoftheday
On garden sheds and the storage of tools - plus a bird - plus a spider
https://1001species.substack.com/p/on-the-right-place-for-garden-tools
Hanging out with the Annas this morning.
As usual, it's quite busy until the tripod comes out, but thankfully I have a couple brave souls here that bear with my shenanigans.
Hummingbird doing its humming thing in the front garden.
Emerald hummingbirds still showing up, at the feeders, late September, just northwest of Philadelphia.
#hummingbirds
#birds
#southeasternpennsylvania
Finally received some good rains this week, first since early July. Spotted this Ruby-Throated Hummingbird taking a break between showers. He is the boss of our backyard feeder and watches over it vigilantly from these trees behind our yard, swooping in whenever other hummingbirds dare to approach it, usually chasing them off.
#SilentSunday #BackyardWildlife #photography #hummingbirds #nature
Making use of the cat TV. We both like watching the birds!
Another day spent in the garden with the hummingbirds.
#BloomScrolling #Hummingbirds #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Photography #MyPhotos
There are no #hummingbirds in Europe, they evolved and diverged from swifts in S. America. Just sitting here in ’Murcastan enjoying the li’l dingers (not my pic).
Hummingbird silhouettes.
This past weekend in my backyard.
#Birds #Hummingbirds #Birding #Photo #Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #BirdsInFlight #BirdsOfTexas #Migration #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Colibris
Hummingbirds have the best tongues!
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Male ruby-throated hummingbird.
Look at this guy! Turning his head changes how the light hits its neck feathers, making them appear to change color. It could not not share this!
I had at least 7 hummingbirds in the backyard today.
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Hummingbirds and bumblebees hanging out in the L.A. suburbs. Sorry about the airplane noises.
My backyard, about an hour ago.
Hummingbird making a stop for snacks on its migration South.
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For most of the summer there were only 2 hummingbirds in the yard. Now it feels like there are a dozen. Some probably hatched here or nearby, and the rest, I guess, are migrants. My nectar is being drunk 4 times as fast as last month. #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #hummingbirds #hoosiermast
What I learned today about hummingbirds in southeast Michigan:
We have a peak of hummingbird migration in early September. Local hummingbirds may have moved on, others will still be arriving.
Adult males leave the earliest, with 90% of them gone by Labor Day every year.
Figured I should get some decent pictures (*not* taken through the window) of our #Hummingbirds before they migrate south.
The male proved particularly tricky to capture, being too busy chasing everything up to the size of a Goldfinch around the yard to stop and pose.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, taken with an 800mm lens and cropped.
This tiny mighty fighter was the sole owner of my backyard and all of its flowers and sugar feeders.
Female ruby-throated hummingbird on her southern migration, Texas.
#Hummingbirds #Birds #TinyBirds #Birding #Photography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography
#BookRecommendation for #NationalHummingbirdDay: The Family of #Hummingbirds: The Complete Prints of John Gould https://amzn.to/3P5RjCO via #AmazonAssociates
From the blog:
ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY for #NationalHummingbirdDay : Europe’s first #hummingbirds?https://arthistoryanimalia.com/2022/09/03/animal-art-of-the-day-for-national-hummingbird-day-europes-first-hummingbirds/
📷 Hummingbirds, Giovanni da Udine (Italian, 1487-1564), detail from Pillar XI of the Raphael Rooms, Vatican Loggia, c. 1517-19
Didn't have a clue how to come at today's prompt for #SciArtSeptember so I opened Procreate, tried out a few brushes, and scribbled...
The prompt, "Battle" brought to mind the whizzing and whooshing colours of the hummingbirds that battle it out, daily, over their feeders and territory. So that was my inspiration. 😊💚🩷
#MastoArt #Hummingbirds #DigitalArt
#NationalHummingbirdDay :
Ernst Haeckel
Trochilidae - #Hummingbirds
Pl.99, Kunstformen der Natur (1899-1904)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47388491#page/531/mode/1up
1 Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2 Male Horned Sungem
3 Male Crimson Topaz
4 Male Red-tailed Comet
5 Male Tufted Coquette
6 Male Sword-billed Hummingbird
7 Buff-tailed Sicklebill
8 Male Dot-eared Coquette
9 Male White-vented Violetear
10 Male Hooded Visorbearer
11 Female Juan Fernández Firecrown
12 Male Booted Racket-tail
Ruby-throated Hummingbird in my yard Falmouth MA 09/02/23 #hummingbirds #RubyThroatedHumingbird #bird #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #birding #backyardbirding #birdwatching #Nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #backyardnature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Falmouth #massachusetts #newengland #capecod #capecodphotography
It’s Friday, so here is “Hummingbirds in Action,” by Harold “Doc” Edgerton. Enjoy!
#hummingbirds #highspeedphotography #birds #StandStillLikeTheHummingbird
#hummingbirds "may visit 1000 flowers a day, and their foraging efficiency is greatly improved by an accurate recollection of which plants contain the most nectar and how recently they were visited --
showing Hummingbirds are capable of the episodic memory that is thought to signify human awareness."
clearly!
These #hummingbirds have been fighting over this feeder for literally hours now. I have others nearby, but they each seem to lay claim to this one.
There’s a small window of time each day to try to photograph the #hummingbirds in the front #garden. Just before sunset our front lawn is shaded enough that you can stand out there and not melt but the zinnias by the house still have good light. Only lasts about 20 minutes before it gets too dim. The hummingbirds zip in & out quickly so you wait & wait then suddenly movement…swing the lens around & try to find them…focus…and with luck sometimes it all comes together.
I am happy to report that I am seeing #hummingbirds! The feeders are getting visited frequently and by several individuals. You can watch them on my website or on birdsy.com. I am also trying to snap some photos too, and here are two from yesterday. #birds #birdsofMastodon #Ostdrossel #nature
Feeding hummingbirds is a good thing, but I like this Russellia plant dripping nectar onto the flagstones below, instead of those funky plastic flowers filled with corn sugar water. Wish I had a good camera to catch the image of the bird when it is feeding.
#hummingbirds
#wildlifegarden
Ruby-throated Hummingbird in my yard Falmouth MA 08/26/23 #hummingbirds #RubyThroatedHumingbird #bird #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #birding #backyardbirding #birdwatching #Nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #backyardnature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Falmouth #massachusetts #newengland #capecod #capecodphotography
A hummingbird feeder is essential camping equipment for us... Even surrounded by square miles of sagebrush, juniper, and piñon wilderness with barely a flower in sight, the first visitors showed up almost immediately. Later, this Rufous Hummingbird claimed the convenient nectar source and guarded it jealously. Can you discover him on his perch in the second picture?
The #hummingbirds have returned, this one was in the front garden. We had one (we think it was just one) hanging around through the summer, we’d spot it nearly every day, but now there are several chasing each other around our house. If like last year they’ll stay until the first good cool front of the fall blows through, sending them on their way south. Which, sad to see them go, but we really need that cool front.
#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #nature #BackYardBirds #photography #BackYardWildlife
#hummingbirds are the Chihuahuas of #birds
skittish even though nobody in their right mind would bother eating something so tiny
Doing some gardening yesterday and Hubby starts to hack away at a bush he thought was too big...Noooooo! That is the one that attracts the most hummingbirds! He left it alone. :)
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/wild-hummingbird-mosaic-bird-art-sharon-cummings.html
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#Hummingbirds have been absent all season, & now in August I get glimpses. This may be the only photo I get this year. I used to see them from May until September. I know others have similar experiences, and I hope they somehow can recover, this is not normal. #birds #Ostdrossel
Bird of the Day - Calliope Hummingbird, Arizona 2023
Needle-nosed beauty
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I envy people who post pics of multiple #hummingbirds enjoying the same feeder, because 99% of the time mine has one. He's a little dictator and aggressively chases away the others, even though there's plenty for everybody.
Finally getting some hummers coming to the flowers! This female Ruby Throated Hummingbird is homing in on the sweet nectar of the scarlet Cardinal Flower.The Hummers are attracted to the bright red Lobelia which is growing in my backyard pond.
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You've got to get cleaned up, but you don't have time for a bath. What do you do? You grab a quick shower so you can fly out the door!
#bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #water #shower #bath #birdbath #fly #Saturday
I love this little dude 😍 we named him Finn and he's lived in this tree in our backyard for the past few years (as long as I keep the feeder full).
This female Ruby Throated Hummingbird is hovering near the brilliant red wildflower, Lobelia Cardinalis,and is anticipating the sweet nectar that it will shortly enjoy.
Hummers Love Red available here
https://www.pictorem.com/147173/Hummers%20Love%20Red.html
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Hummers! A bit of a dust-up at the feeder…
Finally got my roll of positive film developed and... yes!!! It worked!
📸 Nikon F100 / AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm ƒ3.5-4.5D
🎞️ Fujifilm Velvia 100
#birdphotography #photography #believeinfilm #velvia #analogphotography #hummingbirds
Waiting patiently (they're *so* slow) for a chance to grab the feeder, it's hot and they need some chilled nectar. I stand on the edge of the porch at least 20 ft up on a stupid utility bucket to do this, this could be how I end 🤷
@inherentlee@strangeobject.space Wow. A rare thing. Ruby throateds?
#hummingbirds
@TheConversationUS Pulled up the link within the article because, wow....beautiful. The Humming Bird bloodletting sculpture...(bottom right) (hummingbird stan) #hummingbirds https://www.doaks.org/resources/olmec-art/catalogue#b_start=0
I've been creating my signature Labor Of Love/Stone Rock'd pattern for over 12 years. My latest piece reflects my love of hummingbirds!
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/stone-rockd-hummingbird-bird-art-sharon-cummings.html
#art #mastoart #mastodonart #mastodonartists #AYearForArt #nature #natureart #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofmastodon #artwork #colorful #colorfulart #hummingbirds #hummingbird #garden #gardening #gardener #mosaic #mosaicart #blue #tropical
@hannah Instead of sharks with lasers, #hummingbirds are quadcopters with swords. Mighty fencers they are, living and dying by the blade–their beaks.
It's time for the ruby throated hummingbirds to start arriving here in West Michigan (usually the last week of April), and I'm getting the feeders out tomorrow. Nearly caught me by surprise this year since we've had a very cold spring, including something that appeared to be snow coming down just a few hours ago. All the more reason to have food ready. #hummingbirds #birding #migration #Michigan #WestMichigan #spring
Happy #SPRING everyone!
Cattail time! Sure sign of spring when Anna’s Hummingbirds are mating, collecting nest materials; female does all the work.
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https://pixels.com/featured/male-anna-s-hummingbird-waiting-for-his-mate-ez-lorenz-imagery.html
Today a photo of a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
I called it "Bird on a wire"
See it larger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/bird-on-a-wire-jan-luit.html
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It's 22° F in Portland, Oregon at 7PM. The forecast calls for 18° F overnight. The #hummingbirds were at the feeder today, and we kept warming the feeder tubes as they froze solid.
So you may be wondering how do hummingbirds survive these bitter cold winter nights? Hummingbird torpor! Upside down! That's how. Check out their fascinating survival skills.