Female Hummingbird Royal Raspberry Attraction
by Mary Lynn Giacomini
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Female Hummingbird Royal Raspberry Attraction
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Mary Lynn Giacomini
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Photograph - Photography
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Photography By Mary Lynn Giacomini
Photographed in my Illinois Garden
Topaz Studio & Topaz Impressions
The female Ruby- throated Hummingbird attracted to the pink Agastache flowers ‘Royal Raspberry’ in my Illinois garden. Those gorgeous female hummingbirds have arrived and attracted to pink 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 14th, 2023
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Rick Davis
This Is Nice! You Know What? It takes great work with a camera to capture a shot like this!!!!!!!! l/f
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Hummingbird… composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! Congratulations on your very deserving features! F/L
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