Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) female feeding

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Info The scintillant hummingbird is a regional endemic restricted to the Costa Rica and Panama highlands. It is so small (it weighs 2gm), it cannot reach nectar in the normal way. It has to pierce the base of the flower (Abutilon sp.). This cunning way of feeding means that it plays no part in pollination. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charles (talk) 12:20, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Charles (talk) 12:20, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:21, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ermell (talk) 19:49, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Interesting set, and very good quality - excellent work. Cmao20 (talk) 20:07, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Question Very nice images indeed. If you would nominate them separately I'd have a problem to promote the second or third, whatever is nominated later. And as a set I don't really understand why these picture are included in a set, specially the second and right. None of the criteria for a set applies here IMHO. Charles, what was your motivation? Poc o² 20:53, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I thought illustrating the way the bird hovers then pirces the flower was valuable here. It's a very unusual behaviour. The first image is the highest quality. I had intended to also add a GIF or APNG of a total of 8 images but can't work out how to make one of high enough quality!. I think this FP set criterion applies: 'A sequence of images showing the passage of time. They could depict frames of a moving/changing object. (my bold). If I've misinterpreted the rules, the we could change the nomination I guess which would be a shame. Charles (talk) 21:28, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is one of the more rarely used of the set criteria, but is precisely the type of thing I had in mind when I originally proposed them. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:47, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment These are excellent pictures. But as a set the second and the third image are really very similar -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:40, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I like the way she stretches out her body while hovering. I am guessing this is the only way she can generate enough force to penetrate the flower. I've never seen a hummingbird doing anything similar before. Charles (talk) 09:38, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support Since the 3 pictures are impressive enough -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:29, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Different enough and good enough for me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:32, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 03:48, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:47, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support.--Vulp here 05:48, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 10:15, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Eatcha (talk) 14:26, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good and enlightening (see Charles’ comment). --Aristeas (talk) 16:51, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- B2Belgium (talk) 19:52, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Booth sift 04:17, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Llez (talk) 04:55, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:59, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 07:55, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support I would have liked a bit more difference between 2 and 3 but all the photos are really good. --Cart (talk) 10:31, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Everybody who has seen these birds in live knows how difficult is to photograph them. Respect. -- -donald- (talk) 12:56, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Daniel Case (talk) 18:28, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 20 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--A.Savin 15:03, 3 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds

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