Humming
by Nick Boren
Title
Humming
Artist
Nick Boren
Medium
Photograph - Nikon Photography
Description
I love watching these beautiful birds fly around. When you watch how fast their wings are going in flight, it leaves no doubt about why they are called hummingbirds. The hum of their wings are very distinct!
From Wikipedia:
Many plants pollinated by hummingbirds produce flowers in shades of red, orange, and bright pink, though the birds take nectar from flowers of other colors as well. Hummingbirds can see wavelengths into the near-ultraviolet, but hummingbird-pollinated flowers do not reflect these wavelengths as many insect-pollinated flowers do. This narrow color spectrum may render hummingbird-pollinated flowers relatively inconspicuous to most insects, thereby reducing nectar robbing.[36][37] Hummingbird-pollinated flowers also produce relatively weak nectar (averaging 25% sugars w/w) containing a high proportion of sucrose, whereas insect-pollinated flowers typically produce more concentrated nectars dominated by fructose and glucose.[38]
Hummingbirds and the plants they visit for nectar have a tight co-evolutionary association, generally called a plant–bird mutualistic network.[39] These birds show high specialization and modularity, especially in communities with high species richness. These associations are also observed when closely related hummingbirds, for example two species of the same genus, visit distinct sets of flowering species.[39][40]
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January 16th, 2023
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Nick Boren replied:
Thank you very much Luther for featuring my "hummer" image in your Camera Art group!
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Nick!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "Your Best Work"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
Sharon W
Congratulations on your DAILY SPECIAL in Pixels Promotion group! Brilliant and well deserved, such a beauty!!
Jan Luit
Congratulations on being chosen as The daily special in the Pixels Promotion group. Great image.
Brooks Garten Hauschild
Nick, congratulations on your homepage feature in PIXELS Promo! Your beautiful hummingbird is also our 'Daily Special' today [and part of tomorrow] 1.18.23. Fvl.
Nick Boren replied:
Thank you so much for featuring my "humming" image in your Pixels Promo group Brooks, and for highlighting it on your homepage!
Nick Boren
Thank you Judy, for featuring my "humming" image in your USA Photographers Only group. I really appreciate it!
Nick Boren
Thank you Debra, for featuring my "humming" image in your The Art Workshop, and Intent of the Artist groups!
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