Incredible Anna's Hummingbird in flight at VanDusen Botanical garden in Vancouver British Columbia of Canada. This Anna's Hummingbird was feeding nectar from what appears to be white-pink flowers of Rhododendron hyperythrum according to the Virginia Tech University Library at; scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/... . Provided information obtained from the corresponding Wikipedia page at; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27...
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00:00 Location Intro and Realtime Flight
00:20 End of Realtime flight
00:30 Hummingbird flight in slow motion
Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a North American species of hummingbird. It was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli.
It is native to western coastal regions of North America. In the early 20th century, Anna's hummingbirds bred only in northern Baja California and Southern California. The transplanting of exotic ornamental plants in residential areas throughout the Pacific coast and inland deserts provided expanded nectar and nesting sites, allowing the species to expand its breeding range. Year-round residence of Anna's hummingbirds in the Pacific Northwest is an example of ecological release dependent on acclimation to colder winter temperatures, introduced plants, and human provision of nectar feeders during winter.
Anna's hummingbirds are 3.9 to 4.3 in (9.9 to 10.9 cm) long with a wingspan of 4.7 inches (12 cm) and a weight range of 0.1 to 0.2 oz (2.8 to 5.7 g). They have an iridescent bronze-green back, a pale grey chest and belly, and green flanks. Their bills are long, straight, and slender. The adult male has an iridescent crimson-red, derived from magenta, to a reddish-pink crown and gorget, which can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight, and a dark, slightly forked tail. Females also have iridescent red gorgets, although they are usually smaller and less brilliant than the male.[7]
The male Anna's hummingbird is the only North American hummingbird species with a red crown. Females and juvenile males have a dull green crown, a grey throat with or without some red iridescence, a grey chest and belly, and a dark, rounded tail with white tips on the outer feathers.
The male has a striking reddish-pink crown and gorget, which are strongly iridescent and dependent on the angle of illumination and observation by female or male competitor birds.[8] The iridescence results from large stacks of melanosomes in the feather barbules, occurring as layers separated by keratin.[8] The barbules reflect incident light in the manner of partially-opened Venetian blinds, enabling the iridescence - which varies the head and gorget coloration with the changing angle of light - as a coloration advantage for courtship attraction and territory defense.
Male birds with elevated levels of protein in their diet have more colorful crowns and higher iridescence in their head feathers compared with male birds with low protein intake.[9]
The male's call - scratchy and metallic - is typically used as the bird perches in trees and shrubs. Anna's hummingbirds have adapted to urban environments and are commonly seen in backyards and parks, and at feeders and flowering plants. Anna's hummingbirds eat flying insects.
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hummingbird fight and call.mp3 by IFartInUrGeneralDirection -- h74652 -- License: Attribution 4.0
One Step Closer by Aakash Gandhi licensed from KZread Creator Music
Captured with Panasonic Lumix ZS100 with 1 inch image sensor and Leica Lens
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