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A female Rufous Hummingbird made it to her favorite flower. She chose our Purple Amistad Salvia flowers for her Lunch. She had to battle two other female Rufous to claim this section of our back yard. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A female Black-headed Grosbeak hanging onto the stem of our Red Hot Poker flowers! The Grosbeaks, Goldfinches, and Lesser Goldfinches will feed on the nectar rich flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
An American Robin bringing home a large worm and stink bug! Our Robins are busy foraging for worms and insects to feed their little ones. I did not realize that stink bugs were on their menu. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Anna's Hummingbird hovering to check her surroundings. She hovered for about a minute before heading to our Hummingbird Feeders. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Miss Phoebe, one of our resident female Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar for lunch! She chose our Salvia Greggii flowers. I love the pollen on her beak, and her acrobatic flying skills. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Miss Penelope, one of our female resident Anna's Hummingbirds sipping nectar! She chose our Salvia Greggii flowers for her nectar snack. I love that her beak is covered in pollen. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington
Miss Sugar, our female resident Anna's Hummingbird, sipping nectar. We had sun breaks in between rain showers yesterday. The rain droplets are still covering the flowers. She chose her favorite flower Purple Amistad Salvia. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar! She chose our Hot Lips Salvia as her lunch flower. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Immature Cooper's Hawk, not very happy with the rain, fog, and no backyard birds! It is amazing how all of the birds know to take cover when there is a predator nearby. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
An Immature Cooper's Hawk checking out the bird buffet in our backyard! When I went out on our back deck with my camera, it left with nothing in it's talons. All of our backyard birds were in hiding, or they flew away. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar! She chose our Purple Amistad Salvia for her nectar snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A hard working Small Long-horned Bee covered in pollen. This Bee caught my eye as it matched the color of the yellow petals on our Black-eyed Susan Flowers. The Bee looked like a tiny flying jewel when the sunshine hit the pollen. Photo taken in in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar from our Hot Lips Salvia flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird on her way to our Hot Lips Salvia flowers! These little beauties should be heading South any day now. Our Anna's Hummingbirds will be happy to have the backyard back without these feisty Hummingbirds . Photo taken in our backyard in Camas Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar for Lunch. She chose our Purple Amistad Flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar from our Cardinal Flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar. She chose our Hot Lips Salvia flowers for her lunch. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar for her Lunch! She chose our Purple Amistad Salvia, one of our Hummingbirds favorites. Photo taken in July, 2024, in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A young male Anna's Hummingbird is sipping nectar from our Pineapple Sage flowers. I plant several Pineapple Sage plants in the Spring as it is a late blooming flower, and does not bloom until late August or early September. The flowers actually smell like Pineapple. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A darling female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar from our Hosta Spikes last summer. She was resting on one of the blooms to conserve a little engery while fueling up with nectar. I have seen a couple male Rufous Hummingbirds already, I can't wait until the females arrive. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington, on July 24, 2024.
Miss Penelope, one of our resident female Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar. She chose our Hot Lips Salvia Plant this afternoon. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Small Long-horned Bee collecting pollen. This little Bee chose our Black-eyed Susan flowers to forage. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A busy Small Long-horned Bee foraging for pollen in a Cosmos flower. After I took this photo, the Bee flew to the next flower. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Miss Penelope, one of our female resident Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar for Lunch. She chose our Salvia Greggii, Cold Hardy Pink Flowers. I am amazed and how acrobatic they are to get in just the right spot to get the nectar out of the flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
The Juvenile Cooper's Hawk turns it's head to look directly into my camera lens. I have been spotted and he was not too happy with my presence in our backyard. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A Western Tiger Swallowtail sipping nectar from our Zinnia flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird landed on a stem of our Amistad Salvia flowers. She chose this perch to rest, before resuming her feeding. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Two female Rufous Hummingbirds competing for a prime spot! I leave a few stalks from the spent Yucca blooms, and the Hummingbirds love to perch on them. The first Hummingbird left the perch as the second Hummingbird was coming in to take over the prime spot. I love the feisty personalities of our Rufous Hummingbirds!! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird, with her beak all in for nectar. She chose our Black & Blue Salvia flowers for lunch. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
The Sun beginning to set! This image was taken off or our back deck when I noticed the beautiful golden, orange colors in the sky. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A female Black-headed Grosbeak landed on a spent Yucca stem. She was surveying the backyard to make sure it was safe to proceed to the seed feeding station. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
Miss Penelope, one of our female resident Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar for Lunch. She chose our Salvia Greggii, Cold Hardy Pink Flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
An immature Golden-crowned Sparrow, pausing for a moment before heading to the seed feeding station. This is the first returning GCSP that has visited our backyard. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird on her way to our Purple Amistad Salvia. She has her tail flared and is on high alert, as there were two other Rufous Hummingbirds zipping around our backyard. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
An Immature Cooper's Hawk looking perplexed as all of our yard birds disappeared. The birds take cover in our bushes and trees when a predator flies in. Photo taken on a foggy/misty morning in Camas, Washington.
Miss Phoebe, one of our resident female Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar from our Hot Lips Salvia. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Juvie Dark-Eyed Junco, demanding to be immediately fed! This parent was working extra hard, as there were twins. The little cuties learned that they could pick up the seed all by themselves. Photo taken on June 28, 2024, in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Pale Swallowtail Butterfly, sipping nectar! She chose our Hummingbird Mint flowers. Photo taken this Summer in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird with her tongue slightly out. She is anticipating tasting the nectar from our Amistad Salvia Flowers. Photo take in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Miss Phoebe, one of our female resident, Anna's Hummingbirds sipping nectar from our Red Salsa Coneflowers. She did hit quite a few different spots on this flower. I had never seen the Hummingbirds try to get nectar from our Coneflowers before. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
I was outside in our backyard taking photos of Hummingbirds when this beutiful Great Egret flew over our neighbors home. This time of year we see the Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets flying back and forth from the Columbia River. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A Pacific Tree Frog searching for bugs. He chose our Black-eyed Susan flowers for his perch. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Two female Rufous Hummingbirds and one Anna's Hummingbird battling for a spot on one of our spent Yucca Blooms. Both species of Hummingbirds are very territorial, and protect their flowers and feeders. I leave a several of the spent Yucca Blooms as the Hummingbirds love to perch in these coveted spots. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Dark-eyed Junco pausing for a minute after snacking on seed. The sun came out from behind clouds and gave me a few shots with gorgeous light. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar for dinner. She is beak deep in our Purple Amistad Salvia. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Pale Swallowtail sipping nectar from our Hummingbird Mint flowers. She is the first Butterfly to land in our backyard this Spring. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A hard working Small Long-horned Bee covered in pollen. The Bee flew off to the next Black-eyed Susan flower. A tiny flying jewel that matched the petals of the flowers perfectly. Photo taken in in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Miss Phoebe, one of our female resident Anna's Hummingbirds, is sipping nectar for lunch. She chose our Cardinal Flower as for our flower of choice. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird is sipping nectar from our just blooming Pineapple Sage Salvia. I plant Pineapple Sage in our backyard in the Spring as it is a late blooming flower. It does not bloom until late August/September. There is also a photo bombing Spotted Cucumber Beetle on the flower below the Hummingbird. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.