{"id":15649,"date":"2014-08-15T04:26:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T10:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15649"},"modified":"2025-09-20T06:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:52:56","slug":"a-female-black-chinned-hummingbird-and-a-bee-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/08\/15\/a-female-black-chinned-hummingbird-and-a-bee-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Black-chinned Hummingbird And A Bee Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FemaleFemale Black-chinned Hummingbird feeding\u00a0– Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 400, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited and not a set up<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The patch of Rocky Mountain Bee Plant where I photographed migrating hummingbirds last summer is very sparse this year but I was able to capture a few images of a Black-chinned Hummingbird female in the area yesterday.<\/p>\n

Hummingbirds pollinate as they sip nectar from plants and if you look closely you can see two more insects in this frame with the hummingbird, a long yellowish beetle and there is another insect at the tip of her bill hidden by the flowers.<\/p>\n

\"Black-chinnedBlack-chinned Hummingbird hovering at Rocky Mountain Bee Plant – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 400, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited and not a set up<\/span><\/p>\n

The brief appearance of this Black-chinned Hummingbird<\/span><\/a> delighted me yesterday as she fed on the Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0hummingbirds are on the move as they begin their migration to warmer climes\u00a0and before too\u00a0long they will be gone leaving me longing for next spring when they return.<\/p>\n

Each one I have seen, heard or photographed has delighted me this summer, they are such amazing little birds.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Black-chinned Hummingbird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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