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Category:Animals

Subcategory:Birds

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Keywords:Archilochus colubris, Backyard, Beebalm, Monarda didyma, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, hummingbird food, indigenous, native Virginia, nectar source, nectaring, perennial, polinator specialist, red, wildflower, wildlife garden

Photo Info

Dimensions6000 x 4800

Original file size13.4 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)

Date taken1-Aug-15 13:45

Date modified10-Jul-19 22:51

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION

Camera modelNIKON D810

Focal length420 mm

Focal length (35mm)420 mm

Max lens aperturef/4

Exposure1/640 at f/5

FlashFired, compulsory mode, return light detected

Exposure bias-2/3 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Aperture priority

ISO speedISO 800

Metering modePattern

Digital zoom1x

Ruby-throated Hummingbird_Female_JF96037

I planted Cardinal Flower and Monarda didyma (shown) in my small townhouse backyard specifically to provide feeding habitat for my local hummingbirds.

Monarda didyma's flower is specifically design for pollination by hummingbirds. The flower head produces a continuous supply of flowers over a period of weeks. The flowers contain sweet nectar that the hummingbirds love.

In return as the hummingbird inserts her bill to slurp up nectar, the Monarda's pistil (pollen receiving organ) comes into contact with the hummingbirds head and so may receive pollen from other Monarda flowers the hummingbird has been to. You can see the pistil on top of the hummingbirds head in this image.

Location: Backyard, Bristow, VA