Persistence pays off
For whatever reason, most of the hummingbirds I catch feeding are either females or juveniles. It could be that they just out number the males. The females could be gathering lots of energy for feeding their babies (they catch little bugs for them). Or the males spend lots of time showing off, watching over their territories.
I finally figured out where this guy fed - past tense, as these flowers are all gone. So I waited...and waited. He was a stealth feeder! Sometimes I'd hear him, see him at the flowers, and then he'd be off, chasing another hummingbird or going back to his favorite lookout.
He is catching enough light here that his head feathers are reflecting some color and aren't all black. See how cute he is when you View Large On Black
Persistence pays off
For whatever reason, most of the hummingbirds I catch feeding are either females or juveniles. It could be that they just out number the males. The females could be gathering lots of energy for feeding their babies (they catch little bugs for them). Or the males spend lots of time showing off, watching over their territories.
I finally figured out where this guy fed - past tense, as these flowers are all gone. So I waited...and waited. He was a stealth feeder! Sometimes I'd hear him, see him at the flowers, and then he'd be off, chasing another hummingbird or going back to his favorite lookout.
He is catching enough light here that his head feathers are reflecting some color and aren't all black. See how cute he is when you View Large On Black