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Hummer on pink

Posted by in Today's Image | August 20, 2018

Ruby-throated hummingbird by Ken Christison.

Image via Ken Christison.

Here’s what Ken Christison said about his hummingbird photo:

I spent an hour and a half trying to get a hummer centered on a pink background while working on a lantana blossom. I just can’t seem to get them trained right since this fellow, an immature ruby throat, kept towards one side of the blossom. The pink background is blossoms on a nearby crepe myrtle.

Thanks for sharing it with us, Ken!

Eleanor Imster

Eleanor Imster

Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. Today, as Lead Editor at EarthSky.org, she helps present the science and nature stories and photos you enjoy. She also serves as one of the voices of EarthSky on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and G+. She and her husband live in Tennessee and have two grown sons.

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