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A female Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar from our Salvia Greggii! Hummingbirds are great pollinators, you can see the pollen on her beak! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Gray Hairstreak Butterfly sipping nectar. These tiny little Butterflies are so much fun to watch. The Hairstreak chose our Veronica (Speedwell) flowers for lunch. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Miss Penelope, one of our female resident Anna's Hummingbirds, coming in for our Salvia Greggii flowers. She is on high alert and her tail is flared as there are several other Hummingbirds in our backyard. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird landed on one of our Amistad Salvia stems. She took a minute to rest and stay out of the territorial clashes with other Hummingbirds. A small Bee flew by, and she was chirping and not happy that the little Bee invaded her territory. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
This adorable female Anna's Hummingbird, landed on a leaf of our Cardinal Flower plant. She was using the perch and lean method to extract nectar from a just blooming flower. She would adjust her wings to maintain balance. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly sipping nectar. This beautiful Butterfly chose our Lanta flowers for her lunch. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A second image of the 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 male Evening Grosbeak waiting for his opportunity to feed at our neighbors seed feeder. The Evening Grosbeaks just migrate through our area, and are only here for a couple of weeks. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
I was outside with our dogs in the morning, and I started hearing numerous Evening Grosbeaks callng back and forth from our Green Space in the neighborhood. I could see them flying from a Pine tree in our Green Space into our neighbors trees and feeders. I grabbed my camera and slowly walked up the sidewalk, two houses up from our home. I stayed in front of a neighbors hedge and was able to photograph a flock of about 20 Evening Grosbeaks, for about 30 minutes. The Evening Grosbeaks our only migrating through our area for a couple of weeks. I was thrilled as they are absolutely gorgeous.
A male Lesser Goldfinch landed on one of our Sunflower leaves. He proceeded to eat a little piece of the leaf, and an incoming Bee buzzed him. He then flew to our bird bath for a drink of water and our seed feeding station. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female American Goldfinch landed on one of our Zinnia flowers. She landed on a beautiful perch to survey the territory at our seed feeding station. She was there for a few seconds and then flew off for a seed snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar from our Mystic Spires flowers. This little female is covered in white pollen. I have noticed that the Mystic Spires and Black and Blue Salvia have white pollen. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
An American Crow delicately picking up a shelled Sunflower Seed! When the Crow ate all of the Sunflower Seeds he then started eating the Cracked Corn. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington this Spring.
A Painted Lady Butterfly landed on a rock in one of our bird baths. She is a beauty and rested there for a few minutes before flying off. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington,
A female Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar from our Pineapple Sage flowers! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Western Honey Bee collecting pollen! The Honey Bee chose our Yellow Archangel flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A male Evening Grosbeak, pausing for a few seconds from eating Black Oil Sunflower Seeds. It was a dream come true to have a male and female Evening Grosbeak snacking on seed in our backyard. I got to photograph the Grosbeaks for about 30 minutes. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
Miss Phoebe, one of our resident female Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar for dinner! She is beak deep in our Black & Blue Salvia flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Rufous Hummingbird has her beak all in on our Black & Blue Salvia. She is sipping nectar for her afternoon snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly sipping nectar from our Red Hot Sally Salvia Flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Miss Phoebe, one of our female resident Anna's Hummingbirds, sipping nectar! She chose our Purple Amistad Salvia to go all in for the sweet nectar. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A head on point of view of a Western Tiger Swallowtail! She is sipping nectar from our Echinacea (Purple Coneflower). Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Momma American Robin teaching her fledgling how to hunt. The Momma Robin pulled out a worm and dropped it in the grass for her fledgling to find. The fledgling was begging for food and Momma stood still, until the fledgling found the worm wriggling in the grass. I had never witnessed a Robin pulling worms and grubs and leaving them for her fledglings to find. She had two that she was feeding and they started to look in the grass and bark for worms. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A head on point of view of the beautiful Gray Hairstreak Butterfly! This tiny Butterfly chose our Veronica (Speedwell) for lunch. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
The first adult European Mantis I have found this year. I was watering the Black-eyed Susan flowers, and the Mantis popped out from under some petals. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Urbane Digger Bee foraging for pollen and nectar. The Digger Bee chose our Mystic Spires Salvia Flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Painted Lady Butterfly sipping nectar from our Zinnia flower. I could not find any Zinnia flowers out our local nurseries, so I planted seeds. The flowers are blooming and gorgeous. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A female Anna's Hummingbird heading to a Hot Lips Salvia flower. Hummingbirds love the Hot Lips Salvia flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Juvenile Northern Flicker landed near one of our Hummingbird feeders. She was trying to figure out if there was any way she could get to the suger water. Papa Northern Flicker was on our deck railing a few feet away. Photo taken in our backyard Camas, Washingonton.
We have had a flock of about 40 Pine Siskins come in to feed in our backyard. This is the third day they have visited, and they come several times a day. The Siskins were picking through the seeds to find the shelled sunflower seeds and also loved our Suet feeding station. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
I was photographing the pretty green iridescent Sweat Bee. I realized the Bee had landed on the flower next to the Mantis. The Mantis turned its head and seemed ready to strike. I quickly tapped the flower that the Bee was on, and it flew off safely. Our Black-eyed Susan flowers draw in a lot of our Bees that we need for pollination. I moved the Mantis to one of our dwarf pine trees, away from our flowers. I did not want the Mantis to have a buffet with our native and non-native Bee population. Photograph taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
I was outside photographing my backyard bird visitors. One of our Sunflowers is just starting to bloom and was in pretty light. I focused on the Sunflower and found a Seven-spotted Lady Beetle looking for insects. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A male Evening Grosbeak, pausing for a few seconds from eating Black Oil Sunflower Seeds. It was a dream come true to have a male and female Evening Grosbeak snacking on seed in our backyard. I got to photograph the Grosbeaks for about 30 minutes. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A Momma Columbia Black-tailed Deer and one of her twin Fawns. All three were munching on our neighbors roses and leaves. Both Fawns are doing well and their spots are starting to fade. Photo taken in our neighborhood in Camas, Washington.
A Female Evening Grosbeak waiting for her turn at our neighbors feeder. She is a beuaty with subtle coloring. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
I was in our backyard watering our Black-eyed Susan Flowers, when I noticed movement on a flower stem! When I looked down, I found this well camouflaged European Mantis. The Mantis was upside down, ready for a meal to come its way! Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A male Norther Flicker (Red-shafted), landed on one of our large rocks! He then flew to our Peanut Suet feeding station. The Flickers are one of my favorite Woodpeckers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
A Female Evening Grosbeak waiting for her turn to fly to neighbors feeder. She is a beuaty with subtle coloring. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A male Evening Grosbeak, pausing for a few seconds from eating Black Oil Sunflower Seeds. It was a dream come true to have a male and female Evening Grosbeak snacking on seed in our backyard. I got to photograph the Grosbeaks for about 30 minutes. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A male Evening Grosbeak, pausing for a few seconds from eating Black Oil Sunflower Seeds. It was a dream come true to have a male and female Evening Grosbeak snacking on seed in our backyard. I got to photograph the Grosbeaks for about 30 minutes. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.
A European Mantis blending into our Black-eyed Susan flowers. The Mantis has sharp spikes on the upper insides of their front legs to help them grab and hold onto their prey. Thank goodness they are only about three inches long. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
An Intergrade Northern Flicker pausing form its sunflower seed snack. This Woodpecker is a cross between the Red-shafted Northern Flicker and a Yellow-shafted Norther Flicker. This beautiful Woodpecker has the red nape crescent, a characteristic of the male Yellow-shafted Flicker. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
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