Hummingbird Quick Tongue Action
by Debra Martz
Title
Hummingbird Quick Tongue Action
Artist
Debra Martz
Medium
Photograph - Bird Photography
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Hummingbird Quick Tongue Action by Debra Martz Hummingbirds can extend their tongue about the same length of their bill. When lapping up nectar, they can do this at a rate up to 12 times a second. Often after feeding from a flower or feeders, they will move to a branch/perch where they might extend their tongue for a second. Sometimes repeating a few times and then might move on to preening their feathers. Captured this male Black-chinned Hummingbird in south Texas in April.
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In My Gallery/Collection: "Feathered Friends"
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April 7th, 2022
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Comments (49)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Debra – your wildlife sticking its tongue out has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2023 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Alinna Lee
Cool! Can’t like these guys enough! A couple of years ago they nested in a rose bush in the garden and hatched 2 babies. We saw the entire process from eggs to tiny bee size bird to leaving the nest (we saw one as it was about to leave and was able to say goodbye from a safe distant not to scare it, but one was already flew off).
Debra Martz replied:
Oh wow, what a wonderful experience you had! I would love to have the same some day. Thank you for sharing!!