Grace in the Garden #2
by Mary Lynn Giacomini
Title
Grace in the Garden #2
Artist
Mary Lynn Giacomini
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Photography By Mary Lynn Giacomini
Photographed in my Illinois Garden
Topaz Studio & Topaz Impressions
The female Ruby- throated Hummingbird attracted to the purple black & blue Salvia flowers in my Illinois garden. Those gorgeous female hummingbirds have arrived and and salvia one of their favorite flowers.
The Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds, Archilochus colubris, are probably the most common hummingbird in the world Around 300 different species of hummingbirds exist around the Americas in places such as the United States, the Caribbean, Ecuador and Canada. Major noticeable differences occur in male and female hummingbirds, such as appearances, overall size, breeding roles and behaviors. You can easily identify the sex of a hummingbird if you look closely.
Male and female hummingbirds can be identified simply based on the color of their feathers. Male hummingbirds have bright feathers to attract females and to deter males by expressing their dominance. A patch of brightly-colored feathers on the necks of males is known as a gorget. A gorget's color range includes red, purple, orange, blue and pink. When hit with sunlight, the gorget will glisten due to refraction, or the bending of sunlight against the different-sized feathers. Males can make the gorget appear to be black to avoid attracting predators. Unlike males, female hummingbirds have no bright feathers to display. Females are often brown or dull green in color.
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July 31st, 2023
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Comments (36)
Rebecca Grzenda
Such a beautiful capture, Mary Lynn....congrats on your feature in Camera Art Group!!
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.
Anita Pollak
Wow, what a fabulous capture, Mary Lynn! Congratulations on your Administrator's Pick in A Woman's Touch! F
Chrystyne Novack
Congratulations on your beautiful capture of this hummingbird in flight being selected as an Administrator's Pick of the Week in the A Woman's Touch Group!
Marilyn MacCrakin
WOW! Beautiful image Mary Lynn!! Congrats on being featured on A Woman's Touch Home Page!! F/L
Debby Pueschel
Indeed these little birds are graceful! Congratulations on your Admin Pick in AWT. FL