A female Rufous Hummingbird doing her best impression of a jet fighter! She chose our Salvia Greggii as her flower of choice. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Male House Finch working very hard to keep his young one fed! This Juvie was extremely demanding and vocal. It is always a fun time to watch the parents feeding their babies. Photo taken in June, 2024, in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Miss Penelope, our female resident Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar! She chose our first blooms from our Hot Lips Salvia as her flower of choice. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A pretty female Anna's Hummingbird, beak deep in Purple! She choose our Amistad Salvia as her flower of choice! The light was just right to catch her gorgeous iridescent feathers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Small Long-horned Bee covered in pollen! The Bee chose our Black-eyed Susan flowers to forage. The Bee was just lifting off to fly to another cone. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A quick nectar snack! One of our resident female Anna's Hummingbirds sipping nectar for her quick afternoon snack! I love that she has pollen on her beak! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A beautiful Long-horned Bee gathering pollen! The Long-horned Bees lack pollen baskets and instead groom the loose pollen grains into their leg hairs, called scopae. The flower of choice was our Indian Blanket (Gailardia) flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

I love that this female Rufous Hummingbird, utilitized our Hosta Spikes to perch and lean to get to the nectar! She was able to conserve energy as she got to sip from the flowers. This image shows how tiny she is compared to the Hosta Spike flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

One of our resident female Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar! She chose our Purple Amistad Salvia as her flower of choice. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Cooper's Hawk landed on our fence post to monitor our seed feeder station. All of our backyard birds had taken cover or flew out of our yard. I was able to take a few shots, before the Hawk flew away. It usually takes about 10 to 20 minutes for the birds to return. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

A male Flame Skimmer Dragonfly! He is using his front leg to wipe his eye, manul windshield cleaners. Dragonflies clean their eyes in order to maintain clear vision for hunting other flying insects. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Rufous Hummingbird, resting for a moment! She chose the top of our Cardinal Flowers as her perch. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

As I was photographing the Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, a Western Honey Bee flew in! It is fun to watch our tiny Hairsteak's flying from flower to flower. The Hairstreak was sipping nectar and the Honey Bee started gathering pollen. A two for the price of one shot. The flower of choice was our purple Veronica Speedwell flowers. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

A beautiful Gray Hairsteak Butterfly sipping on nectar! The Hairsteak chose our Pink Speedwell flowers. These Butterflies are really fun to watch, they are really small with a wingspan of .88 to 1.4 inches. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

One of our resident female Anna's Hummingbirds sipping nectar!! Her flower of choice was our Hot Lips Salvia. I love seeing the pollen on her beak. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Flash, Jr., our resident male Anna's Hummingbird, checking out the new Salvia blooms. He choose our Amistad Salvia for a quick nectar drink. I love it when the light hits his gorget just right, you can see his stunning iridescent feathers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Black-tailed Bumble Bee collecting pollen and nectar! Nectar is an important food source for Bumbles and is collected to feed the larvae and is stored as "honey pots" within the nest. This Bumble chose our Cotoneaster Dammeri to feed. I love how fuzzy these little cuties are. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

My first Butterfly of the Season! A Painted Lady sipping nectar from our ground cover (Cotoneaster Dammeri) Flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

We had the pleasure of having a Juvenile Black-headed Grosbeak in our back yard for a few days! As I was photographing Junior, Papa swooped in and fed Junior! It was a lot of fun to watch the parents interact with Junior until he could fully feed himself! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

As I was shooting photos of Hummingbirds, this little cutie flew in! He landed on a stem in our Hot Lips Salvia, and proceeded to look for insects. One of my female Anna's Hummingbirds did not like the Chickadee in her territory, and started dive bombing him from above. I was able to take a few shots before the Chickadee flew off. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A beautiful young male Red-Shafted Northern Flicker! The parents brought in their three juveniles and were teaching them to forage for ants, utilize the suet feader, and how to break up sunflower seeds to eat! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A male American Goldfinch on his way to one of our seed feeders. He landed on a rock to check out his surroundings before taking flight. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A male Mourning Dove flying into our backyard! He was putting on the breaks to slow down for landing. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A hard working Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee! This is a new species of Bumble to our backyard. The Bumble is collecting pollen from our Yellow Archangel . Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

A Mourning Dove landing on one of the pickets from our our backyard fence. The outstreached wings show the beautiful, subtle coloring of the Doves feathers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Small Long-horned Bee collecting pollen. The Bee chose our Black-eyed Susan flowers to forage. This image was taken in August, 2024. New leaves are just now popping up for this years crop of Flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Gray Hairstreak Butterfly sipping nectar from our Victoria Blue Salvia flowers! She is a tiny Butterfly with a wingspan of about 1 to 1.25 inches. The only time I can spot these beauties is when I see them fly to a different flower. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Small Long-horned Bee covered in pollen. The Bee chose our Black-eyed Susan flowers to forage. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Momma American Robin bringing home the Bacon! She had a mouth full of worms to feed her growing babies. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A gorgeous Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly stopped by for a nectar snack! She chose our Echinacea Coneflower as her flower of choice! I positioned myself so that our Barberry Rosy Glow bush was in the background for this shot! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar! She chose our Cuphea as her flower of choice. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Flash, Jr., our reisdent male Anna's Hummingbird, sipping on nectar! Flash chose our Mystic Spires Salvia Flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

The Rufous Hummingbirds have arrived! We will have these feisty beauties for Spring and Summer. A male Rufous flying into one of our Hummingbird feeders today. Let the games begin, our Anna's Hummingbirds will have to make adjustments. Both species are very territorial. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington, today.

Flash, Jr., our resident male Anna's Hummingbird, sipping nectar! He chose our Salvia Greggi flowers for his quick snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Flash, Jr., our resident male Anna's Hummingbird checking out the Mystic Spires Salvia blooms. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Great Blue Heron Flyby! I was in our backyard photographing Hummingbirds, when this beauty flew by. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

A female Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar for lunch! She chose our Red Hot Poker flowers for her nectar snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A nectaring female Anna's Hummingbird! She chose our Cardinal Flowers for her nectar snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A head on point of view of a Common Garter Snake! While we were outside doing some fall yardwork, this beauty was enjoying the sun! The Juniper was a little wet with rain from the night before, so he was enjoying the sunshine and very cooperative for his photo shoot! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Juvenile Red Tail Hawk coming in hot!! The Redtail looked like it was going to land in our yard. However, the Hawk spotted me on our deck taking photos, and he flew over our home. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

A female Rufous Hummingbird hovering for a moment, before heading to our feeders. Photo taken in June, 2024, in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar! She chose our Cuphea flowers, also known as Cigar Plant flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Anna's Hummingbird is sipping nectar from one of our Hot Lips Salvia plants! This image was taken in June, 2024. I noticed today that there are new tiny leaves sprouting on our Hot Lips Salvia. Thankfully we had a pretty mild Winter, and I do not have to replant this Salvia in our backyard. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

An incoming Yellow-faced Bumble Bee! This large Bumble chose our Lupine flowers to collect pollen. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

While we are outside doing some fall yardwork, this beauty was enjoying the sun! The Garter Snake was sunning itself in the morning sun. The Juniper was a little wet with rain the night before, so the Snake was very cooperative. I even had time to put my macro lens on, and the Snake was still there when I got back. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Momma Doe and her two adorable Fawns (Columbian Black-tailed Deer). Momma and Fawn are playing tug of war with a Gladious Flower. There were no blooming flowers left after their afternoon snack. This is the first time that I have used a Macro Lens to photograph Deer. I was shooting Macro Bee shots, when these beauties showed up! Photo taken in on our back yard deck in Camas, Washington.

A female Anna's Hummingbird coming in hot! She looks very intent on reaching her favorite spot on one of our Hummingbird feeders. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Male Mourning Dove flying in for a seed snack! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar! She is beak deep in our Hosta Spikes for her flower of choice. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Miss Penelope, one of our female resident Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar from our Cardinal Flowers! She is balancing on a leaf with one foot, and using her wings and other foot to maintain her balance. She is enjoying her nectar snack, and conserving energy as she dines. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.