Humming along Sep 4, 2021

Humming along

Did you know that in the US, the first Saturday in September is National Hummingbird Day? You do now! And what a terrific bird to celebrate. Hummingbirds, such as the Anna"s hummingbird in this photo, are crucial to healthy ecosystems. Many flowers have evolved funnel-shaped blooms specifically to attract hummingbirds—large insects like bumblebees can’t always squeeze into these tubular blossoms. But hummingbirds can plunge their long, narrow bills deep into the blooms to find the nectar that accumulates in the base and in the process, they spread pollen from flower to flower.

© Dee/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Sep 4, 2018What the hay?
Sep 4, 2019Social climbing
Sep 4, 2020A bull, some flowers, and a stratovolcano
Sep 4, 2022Arambol Beach, Goa, India
Sep 4, 2023Labor Day
Sep 4, 2024Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
Sep 4, 2025Grizzly bears in Alaska for National Wildlife Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 5, 2018Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
Jan 27, 2021A dramatic view of Sicily
Feb 4, 2020Rock of ages
Dec 24, 2021Smoking nights in Austria
Sep 16, 2019The mighty, mighty mushroom
Aug 9, 2025International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Aug 6, 2024Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii
Feb 25, 2021Trevi in bloom
Mar 14, 2018Happy Pi Day!
Feb 19, 2020Flocking together in the Antarctic
Jun 14, 2021A Flag Day tradition
Nov 3, 2023World Jellyfish Day
Dec 31, 2022New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
Mar 29, 2022Northern coast of Colombia
Nov 25, 2019The migrating monarchs of Michoacán
Dec 10, 2025Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Feb 6, 2020A hint of spring
Oct 17, 2023Spreadsheet Day
Jan 22, 2021Cold? What cold?
May 4, 2022Star Wars Day
Mar 16, 2026National Panda Day
Nov 11, 2018Poppies for Armistice Day
Dec 17, 2019When in Rome...celebrate Saturnalia
May 1, 2024Lei Day
Feb 20, 2018Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Feb 11, 2024Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
Jun 24, 2021The call of the wild in Alaska
Jul 27, 2023Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
Dec 30, 2022White Desert National Park, Egypt
Apr 5, 2026Easter Sunday