Speed
by Nick Boren
Title
Speed
Artist
Nick Boren
Medium
Photograph - Nikon Photography
Description
A male Rufous hummingbird showing of it's color and speedy wings!
From Wikipedia:
The adult male has a white breast, rufous face, flanks and tail and an iridescent orange-red throat patch or gorget. Some males have some green on their back and/or crown. The female has green, white, and some iridescent orange feathers in the center of the throat, and a dark tail with white tips and rufous base.
The female is slightly larger than the male. Females and the rare green-backed males are extremely difficult to differentiate from Allen's hummingbird. The typical "notched" shape of the second rectrix (R2) is considered an important field mark to distinguish the adult male rufous hummingbird from the adult male Allen's hummingbird.[10] This is a typical-sized hummingbird, being a very small bird. It weighs 2–5 g (0.071–0.176 oz), measures 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) long and spans 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings.[11]
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April 13th, 2023
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Comments (21)
Nirav Shah
Loving this image, Nick! Splendid colours, the background too and of course, the blurred wings showing motion. A really great action shot! l/f
Genevieve Esson
Revisiting! I can see why this is your favorite bird! Beautiful capture! Lf
Nick Boren replied:
Thank you so much Genevieve, your are most kind for coming back for another visit! :-)
Rachel Morrison
Wow! Superb lighting glints off the plumage just perfectly! Love the glow of green from behind!
Nick Boren
Thank you Debra, for featuring my "hummer" image in your The Art Workshop group, and the Intent of the Artist group!
Darlene Kwiatkowski
Excellent focus! Beautiful clarity in the face - and catching the wing speed in a frenzy! Always perfection from Mr. Nikon Nick!
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