Miss Penelope, one of female resident Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar! Sher chose our Salvia Greggi for her flower choice. I love how she is holding her tiny feet! 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

A female Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar from our Red Hot Poker flowers! When the light hits her just right, you can see her beautiful 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. Photo taken in our backyard 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I was outside photographing Bees with my Macro Lens, when this beauty flew in. The Cabbage White Butterfly landed about 10 feet from where I was shooting. She chose one of our Cornflowers for her nectar snack. 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.

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 Great Egret Flyby! We had a foggy/misting morning, as the clouds and mist started to lift, this beauty flew by. Photo taken in our backyard 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.

Miss Phoenix, one of our resident female Anna's Hummingbirds, enjoying her nectar! She chose our Cardinal Flowers as her flower of choice. I am amazed at the Hummingbirds acrobatic flying to get in just the perfect position to get to the nectar. 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.

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

A Steller's Jay wondering if he could fit in one more peanut!! We use no waste seed, and the Steller's Jay picked through to find the whole shelled peanuts. Photo taken in our backyard 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 Great Blue Heron Flyby! I was in our backyard photographing Hummingbirds, when this beauty flew by. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

A Cabbage White Butterfly flying in to our Cornflower. She has her proboscis ready to sip the nectar from her next flower choice. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Flash, Jr., our resident male Anna's Hummingbird almost to our Amistad Salvia flowers! My favorite time of the year, as we are starting to have blooming flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A male Lesser Goldfinch landed on my Dragonfly Solar light! I am so happy I had my camera in my hands, as I was photographing a female Lesser Goldfinch getting a drink of water. He was looking up at his girlfriend with the sweetest expression, as he took flight to the bird bath. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar! She chose our Vermillonaire Cuphea flowers for her quick snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Anna's Hummingbird sipping Nectar! She chose our Rasberry Agastache (Hyssop) flowers. She has a tiny Hummingbird feather attached to her foot. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

An American Robbin singing away on a foggy morning! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Juvenile Cooper's Hawk perfecting his flying skills. The talons are down and at the ready for an easy meal at our bird feeders. Thankfully our backyard birds were not on the menu today. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A male Black-headed Grosbeak landed on one of our spent Yucca stems. He then proceeded to our seed feeding station. His favorite snack is our Black Oil Sunflower seeds. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

An American Robin, pausing for a moment before flying to our bird bath. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Anna's Hummingbird, defending her Salvia Greggii flowers. She was successful and got to sip her nectar, until she was ready to move on. I love that she has pollen on her beak. Photo taken in July, 2024, in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A hovering female Rufous Hummingbird! She was hovering above her favorite Purple Amistad Salvia plant. She is very feisty and does not want to let another Hummingbird get close to her flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A juvenile male Lesser Goldfinch, pausing during his snack time! He was feasting on the seeds from our Black-eyed Susan seed heads. This little cutie is just starting to get his black forehead feathers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A female Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar! She chose our Purple Amistad Salvia for her snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Miss Penelope, our female resident Anna's Hummingbird, giving me a hover! She gave me a perfect head on point of view, before sipping nectar from our Red Hot Pokers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washignton.

I was outside on our back deck taking bird photos. The Immature Bald Eagle was soaring above my head. I believe it was checking out our Koi pond, which is covered with a net, so the Koi are safe. I was shooting with my 600mm Lens, and the Eagle was so close that I could not fit the whole wing span in my frame. I Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

A Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly!! She is sipping nectar from our Salsa Red Coneflowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Steller's Jay discarding a whole peanut! The Jay took his time weighing the peanuts until he found the one that was just right. Steller's Jays are so much fun to watch, their antics are hillarious. Photo taken in ou backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Painted Lady Butterfly sippng nectar for Lunch! She chose our Echinacea Purple Coneflower as the flower of choice. The bokeh was our Barberry Rosy Glow bush. Photo taken in July, 2024, in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A male House Finch working extremely hard to feed his two fledglings. These little ones were very demanding, and Papa is looking a bit disheveled. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

This tiny little Woodland Skipper Butterfly is sipping nectar from our Stonecrop Sedum flowers. It is a lot of fun to watch these tiny little Butterflies. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A Mourning Dove basking in the sunshine! I love the calls from the Morning Doves. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A California Scrub Jay checking out his surroundings, before flying to our seed feeding station. We had four to five inches of snow during the last couple of days. There were at least a 100 birds looking for seed during this WInter event. We spread seed in numerous places on top of the snow, so they could easily have a meal. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.