Hummingbird -droplets on beak, bathing

Hummingbird -droplets on beak, bathing

hummingbird with droplets on its beak, while bathing in fountain on our front patio, back in the early summer.

captured from open front window.

Created by: Alandrapal.

Tools Used: 20D 100-400L hand held

Created on: 29 May 2006

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Image Number: 31874

Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Dec 22, 2006 at 4:35 AM said:

thanks Alex, another one I'm very late with.

Whittler from Maine on Nov 6, 2006 at 7:30 PM said:

WOW!! nice shot.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Nov 6, 2006 at 1:48 AM said:

glad you like it, Don :) It looks as if the hummer is staring at the droplets, in this pose.

donwrob from Ohio on Nov 5, 2006 at 10:02 PM said:

Very neat capture Alandra! Love the water droplets on that tiny beak! Don

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Nov 5, 2006 at 8:42 PM said:

thanks for the nice comments, Beverly and Lorraine. Lorraine, hummingbirds return to our area of western Canada each year, around March, and they remain all summer, while the flowers are blooming, then they return to warmer areas in Arizona, California and Mexico. We hang nectar feeders out each spring (in March or so), which they feed from until the flowers start blooming. They prefer red flowers which are tubular, so they can get at the nectar with their long beaks/feeding tubes. We make the nectar for the feeders from boiled, cooled water and regular/ granulated sugar. We plant flowers in our gardens that the hummers prefer, to attract them. We love watching them. They have beautiful iridescent feathers.

lorraine from NZ on Nov 5, 2006 at 6:02 PM said:

We don't have Humming Birds here, they are a very pretty little bird, are they quite comon in your gardens, a lovely shot

Talsi from WNC on Nov 5, 2006 at 10:25 AM said:

Just a wonderful shot of the bathing hummer.

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