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Selasphorus sasin
I suspect this is the (or one of the) very shy selasphorous hummingbirds resident in our backyard garden. If so, it is an Allen's Selasphorus sasin sedentarius
Allied Gardens, San Diego
Spent a delightful morning at a new location for me--WOW Arizona (Wild Outdoor World of Arizona) in Catalina, AZ, a fabuous 3 acres of gardens, paths, ponds, feeding stations. I haven't seen such hummingbird density since Ecuador (seriously!). Definitely will be back! The vertical stripes on the right are the reflections in a nectar tube. It's a bit distracting but I kind of liked the effect.
Black-chinned Hummingbird
WOWArizona
9-1-13
A tiny hummingbird photographed in my brother's garden in California. This tiny bird is not much larger than a big bumblebee ... smaller than half a thumb. Taken hand-held using a Canon 100-400 IS L lens and a Canon 20D. I think this is an "Anna's Hummingbird" but I'm no expert.
Hummingbird with many colors, photo taken in LaFortuna, Costa Rica. We have numerous other Wildlife photos and Paintings for sale.
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Wilson, Wyoming, USA
Another view. We put up a hummingbird feeder on the cabin deck and were entertained by both Rufous and Broad-tailed Hummers.
Hummingbirds are among the smallest of all birds and can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings. They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings, which sometimes sound like bees or other insects. They are the only group of birds with the ability to fly backwards.
Anna's Hummingbird, calypte anna, is native to the west coast of North America and is 3.9 to 4.3 inches (10 to 11 centimeters) long. It has a bronze-green back, a pale grey chest and belly, and green flanks with a long, straight and slender bill. The adult male has an iridescent crimson-red crown and throat, and a dark, slightly forked tail. Females and juveniles have a green crown, a grey throat with some red markings, a grey chest and belly, and a dark, rounded tail with white tips on the outer feathers. It was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli by the French naturalist René Primevère Lesson.
These mesmerising tiny birds were the highlight birds of our trip to Costa Rica and Panama. Darting to and from nectar sources, they do hover allowing you to get a shot.
Yet another of the Anna's hummingbirds we have in our neighborhood. He patiently posed for me, unlike most of them. The fog gave me a nice plain background.