Eye of the Hummer
by Charlene Adler
Title
Eye of the Hummer
Artist
Charlene Adler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Photographic Art by Charlene Adler
Photograph taken in Midwest Wisconsin.
The Rufous Hummingbird is the little guy who got the best of the coppery red color that covers most of his body for the exception of a white ring around his neck. The Rufous Hummingbird is very aggressive towards other potential visitors and we have noticed them taking on much larger birds in defense of the both the sugary fluid we offer and the petals in our garden.
Hummingbirds do not feed with their long beaks. They have lengthy tongues that shoot out, approximately 12 times per second and suck nectar from flowers and your feeders. On a daily basis they consume twice their body weight, and have the highest metabolism of all the warm blooded animals on earth. A high calorie diet is essential to their existence.
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October 6th, 2022
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