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One last photo of that little charmer... Too bad he wouldn't sit in the opposite direction! In that last sunlight, it would've been a double wammy with topaz bib and ruby cap. Here we can only guess at those features, and be stunned by the rufous tail and copper back.
Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil.
Oct 14 2012
Hummingbirds are birds in the family Trochilidae, and are native to the Americas. They are among the smallest of birds, and include the smallest extant bird species, the Bee Hummingbirds. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12-90 times per second (depending on the species). They can also fly backwards, and are the only group of birds able to do so.
A female Anna's Hummingbird takes a brief rest in some blueberry bushes in the subalpine habitat of Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia. I watched a dozen or so Rufous and Anna's in this blueberry patch chasing one another for hours. It's a wonder they have any time to feed, as they chase one another 90% of the time! Talk about territorial!
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A hummingbird in our back yard. Took a lot time and patience to get this close, especially, that another hummingbird was guarding this feeder as his territory. Photo by Gabor Balazs.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Jen's House, Waterloo Ontario, Canada
Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/500s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso200
2 more workshops coming this weekend.. lots of birds!
This hummingbird is endemic to Cuba. Just up the road from where I was staying there is a farm that had a lookout tower on the property. At the base of this tower there were a few bushes of flowers. This is where I was able to take these shots,
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Rufous Hummingbirds breed within Bandon Marsh, Siletz Bay, Nestucca Bay and Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuges.
Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge, OR
(Photo: Roy W. Lowe)
In June, 2012, the Service helped spread the word about the importance of pollinators like this hummingbird during Pollinator Week.
A hummingbird resting on a branch of a poinsettia tree. He wasn't there for more than a couple of seconds. I had been chasing him around this tree, trying to capture him in flight, but he was such an active little guy. So when he stopped, I was able to capture this.
It looks like this bird has been busy building a nest. He appears to have spider web all over his tail.
Sc Name: Calypte anna
Taken@Botanic Garden of San Francisco
A dream came true as I searched for the hummingbirds everytime I transiting through USA
I spent time comparing these images to female Anna's and female Black-chinned hummingbirds. I'm not convinced of my ID. Wikipedia notes that female Anna's have white tips to their tails, so do felmale black chinned. Allaboutbirds.org notes "Black-chinned Hummingbirds tend to look long billed and thin necked, and they show a white collar when perched." These seem to be shorter billed -- bill about as long as head is wide -- and are arguably stocky. But the throats seem far more clear. My ID is mostly based on the calls: the distinctive Anna's songs fill our days.
When I want to photograph Hummingbirds I can usually find them at the Richmond Nature Park. It is easiest to catch them at the feeders, a more difficult shot is to catch them away from the feeders. I was not so lucky that day but I still like the shots.