Hummingbird wings

See pictures of hummingbirds (including swifts, Anna’s hummingbirds, and more) in this birds photo gallery from National Geographic.

Top side of hummingbird wing close-up. Image found at Facebook

Humans have been hypnotized by hummingbirds ever since we arrived in the New World. Here are 15 fun facts about the fascinating birds.

There is no special technique, just diffraction of light through the wings of this special hummingbird.

Australian photographer Christian Spencer has lived within Brazil’s Itatiaia National Park for nineteen years. The lush natural surroundings offer a multitude of photo opportunities ranging from pumpkin toadlets to false coral snakes. One of Spencer’s most fascinating finds is the way that light diffracts through the wings of hummingbirds in flight, resulting in a rainbowContinue reading "A Rainbow of Light Diffracts Through Hummingbird Wings in Photographs by Christian Spencer"

Photographer Christian Spencer noticed that hummingbirds produced an interesting rainbow effect when the sun struck their wings at a certain angle. He decided to take some pictures and eventually turned them into a series he titled Winged Prism.

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