Rufous Hummingbird 7D621010

California Nursery Historical Park, Fremont, CA

 

An email from Marketing & Outreach Director

BAY NATURE

 

Hi Melissa,

Here's a copy of the email newsletter we sent out this afternoon. Thank you again for letting us share your beautiful images with our readers!

Have a nature-filled weekend.

Beth

Below is the Newsletter content :

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" Spring Migrant Takes a Rest Stop: This tiny rufous hummingbird, seen here nectaring on buckeye flowers in a Fremont park, will likely soon be making its way north to its summer breeding grounds in Canada. One of the smallest of its kind, the rufous undertakes the longest trip of all North American hummers. It's also one of the feistiest: The male is known to passionately defend its nest from much larger attackers. The rufous is common yet declining in parts of its range and is believed to be particularly sensitive to climate change.

Photo taken at California Nursery Historical Park by Melissa Kung, Flickr"

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