Raspberry -- Annas Hummingbird in Templeton, California Photograph by Darin Volpe

Raspberry -- Anna's Hummingbird in Templeton, California

by Darin Volpe

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Title

Raspberry -- Anna's Hummingbird in Templeton, California

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Darin Volpe

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Humingbirds can flick their tongues into a source of nectar as many as twenty times per second. The tongue of the hummingbird is an astonishing device. It is forked and lined with hair-like extensions called lamellae. When the tongue enters a flower or feeder the forks separate, then the two halves come together as the tongue is retracted trapping the nectar within. Researchers are still working to determine how the bird goes about swallowing from the retracted tongue.

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June 18th, 2017

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Comments (20)

DORU SAVA

Wonderful!

Sharon Duguay

fantastic capture Darin l/t & PIF -ABC

James Brunker

Excellent, love that pink gorget!

Andrea Lazar

I adore these little remarkable beauties! A wonderful shot!

Kay Brewer

I'm always so envious of wonderful hummingbird photographs, especially excellent ones like this! LF and posted in No Place Like Home discussion thread. LF