Ruby-throated hummingbird 2, Spring Migration 2020 Photographic Print

by Eric Abernethy

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Ruby-throated hummingbird 2, Spring Migration 2020 Photographic Print

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Eric Abernethy

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Photograph - Photography

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What a long exhausting journey the little pixies of the forest make twice a year. Here in The Uwharrie National Forrest one arrived this year at my home on April first in Randolph County, North Carolina. So if you wanna look out for those hummers every spring, get those feeders out early. April first is early for a hummer but Im glad I had feeders out and you will be to if you put yours out and one shows up that early. These jewels of mother nature are birders a delight.

The ruby-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America.

Amazing facts about RTHBs
Wing beats: 40-80 per second, average about 52
Heart rate: 250 beats/min resting; 1200 beats/min feeding
Flight speed: 30 mph (48 kph) normal; 50 mph (80 kph) escape; 63 mph (101 kph) dive

I am grateful for your visit to my natural world photography galleries here on Fine Art America and on my Pixels website. My work is available in print mounted or unmounted, framed print, acrylic print, metal print, wood print, canvas print, greeting cards, t-shirts, posters, bed spreads, tote bags and many other ways. Sizes range from the 5" x 7" greeting card to 72" wide many cases! All materials are archival and printed for lifetime use in a home or in an office or a hotel chain and even an educational setting.

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April 13th, 2020

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