A male Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga hellenae) is perched on a tree branch. Photo by Christoph Moning via eBird.org.

A male Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga hellenae) is perched on a tree branch. Photo by Christoph Moning via eBird.org.

It’s #FeatherFriday!

The Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is the smallest bird in the world. It measures about 2.25 in. long and only weighs about 2 g.

#ornithology #apodiformes #trochilidae #birds #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #climate #science

📸: Christoph Moning/ eBird.org

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borb, bird looking round or pear shaped.

I can't think of a better #borb than this Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)

#hummingbirds
#wildlife
#birdphotography
#trochilidae

a male Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ sticks the landing
photographed 26 January 2026
Sacramento County California

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#birds
#birdphotography
#ornithlogy
#wildlifephotography
#apodiformes
#trochilidae
#hummingbirds

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, Sacramento County California
photographed 07 August 2025

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#birds
#birdphotography
#ornithlogy
#wildlifephotography
#apodiformes
#trochilidae
#hummingbirds

This watercolor shows a hummingbird landing (from left to right) with spreaded wings on a rocky outcrop with yellowish vegetation. The bird's plumage is rendered in detail and shows a color gradient of green and teal tones on the body, which stands in contrast to the dark, almost black wings. The background is a pale, almost translucent yellow-green.

Here we are: my version of a male Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) -> german Glitzerbrillantkolibri for

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#watercolour #pastel #Eugenes #Trochilidae #birds 🪶 #BirdWhisperer #art #artchallenges #kleineKunstklasse

Two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) fighting over a feeder in Greenville, South Carolina.

Two Ruby-throated #Hummingbirds fighting over a feeder in #Greenville #SC

Taxonomy
Order: #Apodiformes
Family: #Trochilidae
Genus: Archilochus
Species: A. colubris

#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #outdoors #birdfeeder #photography #ornithology

Turning trade-offs: #hummingbird power reserves are used to decrease turning radius or increase turning velocity - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #biomechanics #Trochilidae #hummingbirds

Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, El Dorado County California
photographed 11 May 2017

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#birds
#birdphotography
#ornithlogy
#wildlifephotography
#apodiformes
#trochilidae
#hummingbirds

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), Sacramento County California
photographed 09 February 2022

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#birds
#birdphotography
#ornithlogy
#wildlifephotography
#apodiformes
#trochilidae
#hummingbirds

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri), Sacramento County California
photographed 22 April 2016

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#birds
#birdphotography
#ornithlogy
#wildlifephotography
#apodiformes
#trochilidae
#hummingbirds

It's Trochilidae* Thursday!
*hummingbirds

Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris), Santa Cruz County Arizona 19 April 2023

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#birds
#ornithology
#wildlifephotography
#birdphotography
#trochilidae
#hummingbirds

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) in St. George, Utah

Anna's Hummingbird in St. George, Utah

Taxonomy
Order: #Apodiformes
Family: #Trochilidae
Genus: Calypte
Species: C. anna

#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #Hummingbird #outdoors #photography #Utah #ornithology

Silfo de King, colibrí coludo azul, cometa verdiazul /Aglaiocercus kingii/

Habita en bordes de bosques, claros con arbustos y jardines de los Andes de Bolivia🇧🇴 Colombia🇨🇴 Perú🇵🇪 Ecuador🇪🇨 Venezuela🇻🇪, entre los 1400 y los 3000 msnm.

🟢LC

#animarito56 #animaritosA #ave #Trochilidae #colibrí #vertebrado

Colibrí cobrizo, colibrí de alas largas, colibrí paramuno, rayito brillante /Aglaeactis cupripennis/

Habita en los bosques húmedos subtropicales y tropicales de Perú🇵🇪 Ecuador🇪🇨 y Colombia🇨🇴 entre los 2500 y 4300 msnm

🟢LC

#animarito55 #animaritosA #ave #Trochilidae #colibrí #vertebrado

Ay estuve a cargo del #taxojueves de #Trochilidae hace mil 😍
Se armó lindo.
Extraño UN MONTÓN a la comu naturalista de allá. 💔

El cuello blanco del bosque / The white collar of the forest
El jacobin del cuello blanco (#Florisuga mellivora), familia #Trochilidae, Orden #Apodiformes.#Guatemala #nature #naturaleza #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Birds #hummingbird #Ornitology #Forestdwellers #Peten #canon #Sigma

Desplegando las alas / Spreading the wings Ermitaño de pico largo (#Phaethornis longirostris), fam #Trochilidae, Orden #Apodiformes. #Guatemala #nature #naturaleza #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Birds #hummingbird #Ornitology #humedales #Wetlands #LagunadelTigre #Peten #canon #Sigma

Acrobacias aéreas/Aerial acrobatics Mango pecho verde (#Anthracothorax prevostii), Familia #Trochilidae, Orden #Apodiformes. #Guatemala #nature #naturaleza #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Birds #hummingbird #Ornitology #Ornitologia #humedales #Wetlands #LagunadelTigre #Peten #canon #Sigma

Verde volador/Flying green
Colibrí cola rufa (#Amazilia tzacatl), Familia #Trochilidae, Orden #Trochiliformes. #Guatemala #nature #naturaleza #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Birds #hummingbird #LagunadelTigre #estacionbiologicalasguacamayas #Peten #canon #canon6dmarkii #Sigma #sigma150600

#ワンドロ
#1hourdrawing
#Trochilidae
画題は

「逆光のハチドリ」。

ハガキ用紙、油性ペン、DAISO透明水彩。

ハチドリの羽毛には構造色があり、逆光で撮影すると極彩色に写るのだそうです。