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Black-chinned Hummer at Penstemon

16 years ago

My wife got some great pictures of a juvenile Black-chinned Hummingbird nectaring from my Penstemon barbatus plants. Click on link below for pic. You can also see another pic here (cut and paste into browser):

http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4048105&a=30642782&p=75684060

You can tell this is a juvenile by the fine spotting on the throat. You can also see from the pick why they call these (and other Penstemons) beard tongues by the hairs projecting from the lip of the flower.

BN

Here is a link that might be useful: juvenile Black-chinned Hummingbird

Comments (3)

texanjana
16 years ago
Great pic!
tracey_nj6
16 years ago
Beautiful picture! My lone female just loves the P. barbatus "Iron Maiden" that I purchased last year. It just lost it's last blooms :(
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birding_nut
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks! I tried getting some pictures of the Rufous that was visiting, but didn't succeed. My wife grabs the camera and snaps some pictures real quick of this juvenile BCHU and they turn out great! Guess I better let her try to catch pics of the hummers.

The P. barbatus is the wings down favorite of the hummers that visit my garden.

BN

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