{"id":58542,"date":"2019-06-13T06:25:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T12:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=58542"},"modified":"2024-08-12T06:52:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T11:52:39","slug":"male-black-chinned-hummingbird-feeding-on-black-twinberry-honeysuckle-nectar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/06\/13\/male-black-chinned-hummingbird-feeding-on-black-twinberry-honeysuckle-nectar\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Black-chinned Hummingbird Feeding On Black Twinberry Honeysuckle Nectar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaleMale Black-chinned Hummingbird sipping nectar while perched – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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For several weeks I have been searching for hummingbirds up in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a> to photograph but until this week I hadn’t found any Black-chinned Hummingbirds. My first view of this male Black-chinned was not in flight though instead he was perched on a branch sipping nectar from a Black Twinberry Honeysuckle.<\/p>\n

There is a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird who has staked his claim on this clump of honeysuckles so perhaps this Black-chinned was perching rather than hovering at times to stay out of the view of the male Broad-tailed.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Black-chinned Hummingbird feeding on the nectar of blooming Black Twinberry Honeysuckle – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, -0.3 EV, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The little Black-chinned Hummingbird did actually take flight to feed on the nectar of the honeysuckle and for a few moments was able to hover peacefully before the male Broad-tailed Hummingbird chased him off.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good. Birds keep it interesting.<\/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":"

The little Black-chinned Hummingbird did actually take flight to feed on the nectar of the honeysuckle and for a few moments was able to hover peacefully before the male Broad-tailed chased him off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,1778,1731,26,773],"tags":[4004,4460,6603,1779,4040,6043,2652,6600,4062,3912,4104,7306,165],"class_list":["post-58542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-black-chinned-hummingbirds","category-summit-county-utah","category-utah","category-wasatch-mountains","tag-adult","tag-archilochus-alexandri","tag-black-twinberry-honeysuckle","tag-black-chinned-hummingbird","tag-feeding","tag-hummingbird","tag-hummingbirds-2","tag-lonicera-involucrata","tag-male","tag-nectar","tag-perched","tag-sipping","tag-spring"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t