28 Mar The Bird with a Million Faces | March 2017

Meet the Bird with a Million Faces

Anna’s Hummingbird, Male

Few people realize the male Anna’s Hummingbird has a million faces.

(Give or take a few.)

Usually, they see something like the bird in the above photo.

But the male’s gorget can show a rainbow of hues, going from black to red to pink to gold.

For example, it can go from looking like this:

Anna’s Hummingbird, Male

to looking like this:

Anna’s Hummingbird, Male

Or it can go from looking like this:

Anna’s Hummingbird, Male

to looking like this:

Anna’s Hummingbird, Male

And this is just a small sample of what this bird can show.

So the next time that you’re out, pause a moment to watch this bird display its million faces.

And then thank the bird for being an awesome part of Nature.

Wish you the best,

Steve Kaye

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Hummingbirds are able to move the feathers in their gorget, changing the angle they make with the sun. Thus this increases or decreases their luminescence.

Since hummingbirds eat about twice their body weight in nectar each day, protecting their habitat is critical.

So when this bird sees another hummingbird, it flashes its gorget as a warning. If the intruder ignores this warning, the bird will chase the other bird by flying toward it. And that ends the dispute, until the intruder returns.

Did You Know?

The most effective way to help birds is to buy land.

Here are three organizations that excel at doing this.

1) American Bird Conservancy

2) The Nature Conservancy

3) The Trust for Public Land

Please visit their web sites to learn about the work they do.

Here’s an excellent book: The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation

You can help – Please share this blog with others.

Inspiring Respect for Nature, one bird at a time.

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