#Allen's Hummingbird

[emilylorange]

studies of god's angriest warriors

#hummingbirds #bee hummingbird #ruby-throated hummingbird #allen's hummingbird #birds #birbs #squorbs #abstract #art #digital art #artists on tumblr

[thiscountry]

Hello R.

#photography #garden #nature #wildlife #bird #hummingbird #birds #cute #love #adorable #original art #artsits on tumblr #allen's hummingbird

[mosticonicbirdcallbracket]

MOST ICONIC BIRD CALL BRACKET: ROUND ONE: KOOKABURRA vs. ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD

IN THE BLUE CORNER, we have a special guest that is no laughing matter. ladies and gentlemen, it's the one and only kookaburra!

this fierce competitor hails from the australian outback, where it's been honing its skills as a hunter and protector of its territory. but tonight, it's stepping into a whole new arena, ready to take on any and all challenges in the ring. and listen to that signature call - some call it a laugh, but to its opponents, this is a warning. so get ready, because tonight, the kookaburra is here to prove that it's not just a cute bird - it is a force to be reckoned with!

IN THE RED CORNER, we have a combatant that's bold, beautiful, and boasts lightning fast reflexes, the allen's hummingbird!

with the ability to hover mid-air and to move at incredible speeds, the allen's hummingbird is a master at aerial combat - and it knows it. this tiny fighter is highly aggressive and has been known to fend off birds magnitudes larger than it, including hawks and kestrels. you'll be able to recognize this bird from the loud, bee-like buzzing from those mighty wings, but you'll want to check out these vocalizations, too - a series of chirps that starts off slow, but speeds up much like an engine revving. with its iridescent feathers in the spotlight, the allen's hummingbird looks ready to take on any opponent that dares to step into the ring with it.

#birds #kookaburra #allen's hummingbird #ornithology #bird calls

[spookynyan]

Birdtober day 25-31 !! it's finally over !! based on the list by Aholmesartstudio on Instagram

#birdtober 2023 #birdtober #my art #bird art #birds #birdblr #mandarin duck #emu #duck #blue penguin #little penguin #galah cockatoo #galah #cockatoo #parrots #owls #budgie #budgies #parakeets #allen's hummingbird #spotted owl #finally i can draw other things #see you next year #artists on tumblr #animal art #gumi #archimedes

[starskynder]

Allen's Hummingbird #inktober day 30.

#allen's hummingbird #hummingbird #inktober #inktober2023 #birdtober #birbs #colored pencils #traditional drawing #illustration #artists on tumblr #animals #art #artwork #birds #drawing #sketchbook #sketch

[atamagaitai]

allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) by alexmiranda

#selasphorus sasin #allen's hummingbird #animal #bird #human #sunlight #zzz #upload

[lowcountry-gothic]

Art by @trailbugprints.

#art #trailbugprints #southwest #roadrunner #armadillos #hummingbirds #allen's hummingbird #american desert hare #coyote #bats

[wingedjewels]

Allen's Hummingbird by Bill Halladay Via Flickr: Orange County, California USA

#Allen's Hummingbird #Pride of Madeira #California #Orange County #Corona Del Mar #Backyard #Female #Nikkor 500 PF #Nikon Z9 #flickr

[themesopelagiczone]

I just found your blog but im immediately curious! What is your favorite bird and fish and can we have some facts on them if you have some?? :DD

oh my god YES absolutely!!!

my favorite fish are frogfish! (although wobbegong sharks come a close second.) these guys look so angry all the time. it's hilarious.

photos: silke baron | scubadiverlife | luke gordon via crittersresearch

frogfish are like ocean ninjas. their pectoral fins are modified so they can do a shuffly little "walk" along the ocean floor, and they have a little dangling lure they use to attract prey.

the coolest thing, though, is that their bite is so fast that even slo-mo can't capture it: they can expand their mouths to 12 times its normal volume in 1/6000th of a second. it's the fastest bite in the animal kingdom! here's a really good video of them.

sources: ocean conservancy | waikiki aquarium | prev knowledge lol

my favorite bird is a little (LOT) harder to decide, but i'm a really big fan of hummingbirds.

photos (all of adult male birds): dean latray | jason vassallo | gordon karre

my favorite hummingbird fact is that their tongues don't actually work like straws! their tongue is made of two tubes and is forked, sort of like there's two feathers coming out of the tip. the tubes expand and roll up, sort of like a pump. when their tongue sticks out, the "split ends" absorb nectar, and when their tongue is pulled back into their beaks, it's squashed and the nectar is squeezed out!

also hummingbird tongues are so long they wrap around their brain.

sources: the atlantic | prev knowledge | this absolute BANGER of a video by one of my fave youtubers (zefrank)

anyway. yeah. this was a long answer and i'm not sorry about it. thanks for the ask! <33

#the frogfish are (in order): #clown frogfish #(which are actually just juvenile warty frogfish!) #shaggy frogfish #hairy frogfish #the hummingbirds are (in order): #allen's hummingbird #rivoli's hummingbird #costa's hummingbird #earthposting #facts! #aquatic #biology #zoology #fish #fishblr #sea creatures #marine biology #marine life #marine animals #sea animals #sea life #frogfish #terrestrial #ornithology #birdblr #birds #hummingbirds #earth fact no. 17 #asks

[system-of-a-feather]

#fledgling hummingbirds #hummingbird #allen's hummingbird #maybe annas but pretty sure allens #bird photography #birdblr #birblr #wildlife photography #ebird #e-bird #ornithology #spring photography #these guys were in our neighbor's patio #i watched the momma lay on the eggs #forgot about it for a bit #then checked in and the eggs went from eggs to BASICALLY ADULTS so fast

[thiscountry]

more sugar for me

#photography #garden #nature #wildlife #bird #hummingbird #birds #cute #love #adorable #original art #artists on tumblr #flying bird #allen's hummingbird

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Allen’s Hummingbird

Photographer: Robert Ho

2020 Hummingbird Photo Contest

#robert ho #photographer #2020 hummingbird photo contest #hummingbird #allen's hummingbird #bird photography #nature

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[131/10,976] Allen's Hummingbird - Selasphorus sasin

Order: Trochiliformes (hummingbirds) Family: Trochilidae Subfamily: Trochilinae (mountain gems, bees and emeralds)

Photo credit: Derek Hameister via Macaulay Library

#birds #Allen's Hummingbird #Trochiliformes #Trochilidae #Trochilinae #Selasphorus #birds a to z #undescribed #0% - 25%

[mostly-moist-birds]

Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)

© Pekabo

#allen's hummingbird #selasphorus sasin #trochilidae #apodiformes #pekabo #birds

[atamagaitai]

allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) by Kyle Eaton

Hummingbird that flew into one of our windows. Flew away fine after 2 minutes of immobile recovery.

#selasphorus sasin #allen's hummingbird #animal #bird #female bird #hurt #upload

[godofnectar]

Last night at 6pm there were 2 little Allen’s hummingbird chicks in the nest, only heads and beaks showing, one eye on each chick watching me skeptically. This morning at 7am, an empty nest. I looked all around the ground for helpless, uncoordinated chicks but found none. No shredded feathers either. Nest in tact.

I hope a predator didn’t get them overnight. They were SO CUTE!

#sculptso #hummingbird #allen's hummingbird #nest #ténèbres