Hummer On A Wire
by Nick Boren
Title
Hummer On A Wire
Artist
Nick Boren
Medium
Photograph - Nikon Photography
Description
The hummers know that I am their friend. I always make sure their nectar feeders are full, and in return, they reward me by letting me capture images of them in various poses. It is a win ... win!
From Wikapedia:
Hummingbirds are specialized nectarivores[31] and are tied to the ornithophilous flowers upon which they feed. This coevolution implies that morphological traits of hummingbirds, such as bill length, bill curvature, and body mass are correlated with morphological traits of plants, for example corolla length, curvature, and volume.[32] Some species, especially those with unusual bill shapes, such as the sword-billed hummingbird and the sicklebills, are co-evolved with a small number of flower species. Even in the most specialized hummingbird–plant mutualisms, though, the number of food plant lineages of the individual hummingbird species increases with time.[33] The bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) – the world's smallest bird – evolved to dwarfism likely because it had to compete with long-billed hummingbirds having an advantage for nectar foraging from specialized flowers, consequently leading the bee hummingbird to more successfully compete for flower foraging against insects.[34][35]
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February 9th, 2023
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Gary F Richards
Outstanding Hummer On A Wire composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! Congratulations on your well deserved Features! F/L
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Nick!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "All about Birds"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
Laurel Adams
Nick, CONGRATULATIONS! Your work has been featured in the Home Page of The ARTIST BUZzz Group! You are cordially invited to POST image embed links for this distinction to the 🌟GAs -Features Archive -2023 thread in the discussion tab. Thank you for your glimpse of beauty!
Marilyn MacCrakin
Such an amazing image Nick!! I've tried to take photos of hummingbirds and they are always blurred. Congrats to you for this photo!! F/L
Kathy M Krause
Gorgeous capture, Nick! They are so tiny and so gorgeous! Love your composition, details and colors! fav
Sharon W
Well you are so lucky! Our climate is not conducive to hummers all year round, only April through September at the most. We have 2 feeders out even before they arrive and after they leave, and no matter what, they do NOT like us humans around here! lol Sad but true, so though I try, it is very difficult to capture one. Beautiful work, such a precious darling! I adore them!
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