Hummingbird

Hummingbird (Sun Jun 28, 2009)
Categories: [Fauna] [Olympus E-510] [Zuiko 50-200mm 1:2.8-3.5 SWD]

I am fighting this stupid cold that brought me a good amount of headaches since Thursday. Today the headaches subsided a bit and we went out on a longer walk. Staying inside didn't make it better anyways. While on our way I saw this hummingbird feeding on on this blue flower, which I believe is an Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile).

These tiny birds weigh just 2-20g and feed on nectar and insects. They must consume huge amounts of food, about 100-200% of their body weight. Imaging having to eat that much. In their quest to find nectar they zoom around the flowers real fast. I feel lucky that I got this shot.

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