Purple Head
by Shoal Hollingsworth
Title
Purple Head
Artist
Shoal Hollingsworth
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This is a male Costa's Hummingbird photographed in Palm Springs California. This species is very small, a mature adult growing to only 3β3.5 inches in length, a wingspan of 4.3 inches and an average weight of 3.05 grams for males and 3.22 grams for females. The male Costa's has a mainly green back and flanks, a small black tail and wings, and patches of white below their gorgeted throat and tail. Its most distinguishing feature is its vibrant purple cap and throat with the throat feathers flaring out and back behind its head.
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January 1st, 2017
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Antonis Meintanis
Wonderful ...Amazing...cute...capture dear Shoal !! very beautiful colours and pose !! π πBest Wishes !πfavπ
Jerry Dalrymple
I was just browsing your wildlife images and you do DYNAMITE work ! They are all gorgeous.
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