Picture of the Day
An ultra-sharp close-up photograph of an adult male bee hummingbird perched in profile on a slender green plant stem. The bird features a brilliant crimson-red crown and throat gorget, a crisp white chest, and vibrant iridescent turquoise and blue feathers covering its back and wings. Its long, slender black beak points to the right. The foreground and background are filled with a creamy, soft-focus bokeh of rich green tropical jungle leaves.

Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), adult male in breeding plumage

Crown of Crimson Iridescence

Perched motionless upon a slender green vine in the humid understory, a male bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) displays the astonishing physical adaptations required to hold the title of the world's smallest bird.

David S. McMeans · Sony Alpha I · Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS super-telephoto

Ciénaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba

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