{"id":9946,"date":"2013-10-23T05:31:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T11:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=9946"},"modified":"2025-09-19T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:10:08","slug":"calliope-hummingbird-and-rocky-mountain-bee-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/10\/23\/calliope-hummingbird-and-rocky-mountain-bee-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Calliope Hummingbird and Rocky Mountain Bee Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CalliopeCalliope Hummingbird and Rocky Mountain Bee Plant – Nikon D300, f5.6, 1\/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Just a quick post this morning of a tiny Calliope Hummingbird feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant that I photographed at the end of August. The Rocky Mountain Bee Plants are now all shriveled and have set seed and the hummingbirds have gone to warmer climes.<\/p>\n

A beautiful Rough-legged Hawk was photographed yesterday at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge and I am hoping that very soon I will have my lens trained on one of them.<\/p>\n

The seasons change and I relish the different birds I see in each one of the seasons. Birds… I can’t resist them.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Just a quick post this morning of a tiny Calliope Hummingbird feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant that I photographed at the end of August. 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