My Anna #1

by Nick Boren

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My Anna #1

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Nick Boren

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Photograph - Nikon Photography

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Hummingbirds are my favorite birds and for good reason. For one thing, they are some of the fastest birds on the planet, and the only ones that can fly backwards and upside down!

And for the best reason, they aided in my recovery from Covid back in Sept. of 2021. I almost did not make it! These little beauties helped to nurse me back to recovery just by flying around me as I sat on my back patio!

The title of my image indicates the type of hummingbird that this is, a Anna's hummer.

They can sense more about a person than we will probably ever know!

From Wikipedia:

Hummingbirds are named for the prominent humming sound their wingbeats make while flying and hovering to feed or interact with other hummingbirds.[71] Humming serves communication purposes by alerting other birds of the arrival of a fellow forager or potential mate.[71] The humming sound derives from aerodynamic forces generated by the downstrokes and upstrokes of the rapid wingbeats, causing oscillations and harmonics that evoke an acoustic quality likened to that of a musical instrument.[71][72] The humming sound of hummingbirds is unique among flying animals, compared to the whine of mosquitoes, buzz of bees, and "whoosh" of larger birds.[71]

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December 12th, 2023

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