Raghu MishraI caught this Hummingbird taking a well-deserved rest on a Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis).
There is something truly special about the relationship between these two. The Cardinal Flower has evolved specifically for the hummingbird; its deep, tubular blooms are difficult for bees to navigate, making the hummingbird its primary and in many ways, its only pollinator.
As the bird reaches deep for that nectar, the flowerβs anthers delicately brush pollen onto the hummingbird's head, ready to be carried to the next brilliant red spike.
Natureβs engineering at its finest!
#photography #nativeplants #nature #pixelfed #birds #hummingbird
There is something truly special about the relationship between these two. The Cardinal Flower has evolved specifically for the hummingbird; its deep, tubular blooms are difficult for bees to navigate, making the hummingbird its primary and in many ways, its only pollinator.
As the bird reaches deep for that nectar, the flowerβs anthers delicately brush pollen onto the hummingbird's head, ready to be carried to the next brilliant red spike.
Natureβs engineering at its finest!
#photography #nativeplants #nature #pixelfed #birds #hummingbird
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