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These 2 Anna's Hummingbird chicks are within days or even hours of fledging. They are about 2/3 the size of mom and are exercising their wings, preparing for their first flight off the nest, which is clearly getting crowded.
Fortunate for me, mom (not pictured here) built her nest at just about eye level, which made photographing these beauties a bit easier than I'm used too. The challenge is finding the nest in the first place as they are generally well hidden for survival purposes. Another strategy used by the mother is to build the nest where there is a moderate amount of human activity, thereby warding off predators.
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In the 30 years I've lived on this place, we didn't see Black Chinned until last year. We used to have Rufous, but they have moved on. Now we have only the Black Chinned and Calliope Hummingbirds. I think the weird weather all over the globe is contributing to such bird movements.
So happy to find this Hummingbird Hawkmoth feeding on Buddleia in my garden today. My first time ever seeing one. (Day 229 in Group 2015 One Photo Each Day)
Whenever I go shopping in Richmond, I stop at the Richmond Nature Park on the way home. I'm never disappointed there. Always lots to see and photograph.
Of course, the star attraction at the park are the hummingbirds.
A Juvenile Ruby-Throated Hummingbird perching while guarding his territory for a split second.
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Lots of females and juveniles are starting to show up as they get ready to make the trip South, my resident adult male Anna's that own the feeder thinks their departure can't come soon enough, and is pretty much fed up with tourists raiding his feeder.
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