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Anna's Hummingbird
jmorlan

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

This is a female lacking the male's bright iridescent head colors but showing the long extensile whitish tongue used to extract nectar from flowers.
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Location
San Francisco, California, USA.
Date taken
20 March 2021
Scientific name
Calypte anna
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A fabulous capture of her and her long tongue, Joseph.
 
delia todd
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LOL I love that loooong tongue Joe.... you caught it nicely, didn't you.

A fabulous picture my friend. Well done lad.
 
sbarnhardt
Opus Editor
This image was used today, 23 March 2021, to help illustrate the Anna's Hummingbird article in Opus.

Thank you for your generous sharing of it! It is appreciated.

Barney
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
166
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
Anna'sHummingbirdIMG_1026.jpg
File size
146.6 KB
Date taken
Sat, 20 March 2021 11:26 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 823px

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