Gorgeous Gorget

[Donkees]

Photo: Tony Markle

[calimary]

1. Amazing!!!

What kind of dazzling bird is this?

[robbob]

2. I was going to say "a Gorget, I assume..."

But then I looked up the word “gorget”! 😂 I learn something new every day!

(On edit): but the definition did say “a patch of colour on the throat of a bird, especially a hummingbird…”, and that long beak looks a bit like a hummingbird…🤔

[calimary]

4. I just did, too.

gor·get
/ˈɡôrjət/
noun
1.
HISTORICAL
an article of clothing that covered the throat.
2.
a patch of color on the throat of a bird or other animal, especially a hummingbird.

Who knew? Not me, til just now!

[Donkees]

3. Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

The male has a striking reddish-pink crown and gorget, which are strongly iridescent and dependent on the angle of illumination and observation by female or male competitor birds.[8] The iridescence results from large stacks of melanosomes in the feather barbules, occurring as layers separated by keratin.[8] The barbules reflect incident light in the manner of partially-opened Venetian blinds, enabling the iridescence – which varies the head and gorget coloration with the changing angle of light – as a coloration advantage for courtship attraction and territory defense.[8]

Male birds with elevated levels of protein in their diet have more colorful crowns and higher iridescence in their head feathers compared with male birds with low protein intake.[9]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27s_hummingbird

[True Dough]

5. Stunning photo!

As are all the wildlife images you post here, Donkees. I do wonder how much post-processing goes into them by the photog(s) to make them "pop" like they do. The colors and lines are extraordinary.

[Donkees]

6. Probably depends on what is trying to be achieved

Photo: Roberta Davidson