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Lungo questo tratto di cammino, tra Colfosco e Falzé di Piave, ripercorriamo quella che un tempo era un’importante strada romana la Via Claudia Augusta che, in località Sant’Anna, si intersecava con la direttrice Opitergium-Feltria-Tridentum.
A testimonianza di questo lontano passato, oltre ai resti di un ponte romano lungo il corso del Piave, troviamo la Chiesa di Sant’Anna le cui origini risalgono al 1265, quando era un punto di sosta per i numerosi pellegrini che in queste zone transitavano per il commercio. L’edificio, inizialmente intitolato a Santa Maria, conservava preziose opere d’arte, come la pala di Francesco da Milano del 1537 oggi conservata al Museo civico di Treviso.
Attorno alla chiesa si trova un ampio prato di querce e acacie, oggi utilizzato anche per la sagra del paese, e a pochi metri di distanza il fiume Soligo confluisce nel Piave.
Female ?!
I'm not really sure with the ID.. Thank you for any help :)
U.C Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden.
California
USA
Explore #402
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Anna’s Hummingbirds are mostly green and gray, without any rufous or orange marks on the body. The male's head and throat are covered in iridescent reddish-pink feathers that can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight.
Anna’s Hummingbirds are a blur of motion as they hover before flowers looking for nectar and insects. Listen for the male's scratchy metallic song and look for him perched above head level in trees and shrubs.
Anna’s Hummingbirds are common in yards, parks, residential streets, eucalyptus groves, riverside woods, savannahs, and coastal scrub. They readily come to hummingbird feeders and flowering plants, including cultivated species in gardens.
I watched a pair of Anna's hummingbirds working an area. They'd land on a branch, then go over and do some sipping, then back to the branch, Mostly, they had their backs to me, but this shot gave me a good side view.
These little Hummingbirds reside all year on Vancouver Island
even when Temp,s go down minus 6 .C
MEASUREMENTS
Both Sexes
Length: 3.9 in (10 cm)
Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (3-6 g)
Wingspan: 4.7 in (12 cm)
A few days ago, and not as frequently since, this hummingbird perched in my apricot tree near a feeder off and on for about 2 hours so I was able to get way more photos than anyone should take of a single bird. Yakima County, Washington. For now I will upload 3 of the 100 plus photos that I have of this bird.
The temperature at my home got down to 19F last night so for me and those feeding hummingbirds in the winter a heated feeder or taking the feeder in after dark and back out just before daylight is necessary since hummingbirds need food at daylight, 10-15 times an hour all day, and gorge on food just before dark. At least that is what I see at my feeders. If you live where it doesn't freeze it is much easier to feed all year.
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A male Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) observed during a visit to friends in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
19 February, 2017.
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Anna Hummingbird posing on a coniferous tree. Absolutely love this image, even though it is a heavy crop, gives you a sense of the size and scale of this little bird. Which just so happens to be INCREDIBLY feisty.
In the first half of the 20th century, the Anna's Hummingbird bred only in northern Baja California and southern California. The planting of exotic flowering trees provided nectar and nesting sites, and allowed the hummingbird to greatly expand its breeding range.
The dive display of the Anna's Hummingbird lasts about 12 seconds, and the male may fly to a height of 40 m (131 feet) during the display. He starts by hovering two to four meters (6-13 feet) in front of the display object (hummingbird or person), and then climbs in a wavering fashion straight up. He plummets in a near-vertical dive from the top of the climb and ends with an explosive squeak within half a meter of the display object. He then makes a circular arc back to the point where he began. On sunny days the dives are oriented so that the sun is reflected from the iridescent throat and crown directly at the object of the dive.
Yesterday afternoon (6/19) I noticed frequent visits to my feeders so I decided to get a few photos. I was hoping that a colorful male would show up, as he did earlier in the day, but no luck. I got good photos of this female, Yakima County, Washington.
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The Anna's hummingbirds are super active in our back yard right now. So much fun to watch them battle it out, whipping by at insane speeds. I love the tuft of fluff on this guy's bum.
Anna’s Hummingbirds are mostly green and gray, without any rufous or orange marks on the body. The male's head and throat are covered in iridescent reddish-pink feathers that can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight.
Anna’s Hummingbirds are a blur of motion as they hover before flowers looking for nectar and insects. Listen for the male's scratchy metallic song and look for him perched above head level in trees and shrubs.
Anna’s Hummingbirds are common in yards, parks, residential streets, eucalyptus groves, riverside woods, savannahs, and coastal scrub. They readily come to hummingbird feeders and flowering plants, including cultivated species in gardens.
Anna's live all round on Vancouver Island from mid Island down .
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Anna’s Hummingbirds are among the most common hummingbirds along the Pacific Coast, yet they're anything but common in appearance. With their iridescent emerald feathers and sparkling rose-pink throats, they are more like flying jewelry than birds. Though no larger than a ping-pong ball and no heavier than a nickel, Anna’s Hummingbirds make a strong impression. In their thrilling courtship displays, males climb up to 130 feet into the air and then swoop to the ground with a curious burst of noise that they produce through their tail feathers.
Anna's Hummingbirds normally have a body temperature of around 107 degrees Fahrenheit—that's a scorching temperature for a human. When outside temperatures fall, Anna's and many other species of hummingbirds enter torpor. Their breathing and heart rate slow, and their body temperature can fall as low as 48 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature warms, the hummingbirds can become active again in a few minutes.
The flowers are gone now but the Anna's Hummingbirds are still here, Yakima County, Washington. Frosty days have killed almost all of the flowers. IMG_1348
It’s always nice when one of my images gets explored, but I’m still waiting to feel the true thrill of it. The most beautiful ones often don’t! Honestly, part of my indifference might be because I never seem to find my own photos on the Explore page. After scrolling about 40% down, my patience runs out, and I move on to something else. Maybe that’s the real secret - if you can’t find it, you can’t get too excited! 😄
Thank you so much for taking the time to view, like, and comment on my uploads, I truly appreciate it!
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