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Such a creature of habit - almost the same spot on the same branch every day. I did watch this one chase another hummingbird away from the yard and it's feeder today as well! Taken at 12:30 today, Nov. 27, 2006.
The Costa's Hummingbird is very small, a mature adult growing to only 3 to 3½ inches in length. The male Costa's has a mainly green back and flanks, a small black tail and wings, and patches of white below their gorgeted throat and tail. The male Costa's Hummingbird's most distinguishing feature is its vibrant purple cap and throat with the throat feathers flaring out and back behind its head. The female Costa's Hummingbird is not as distinct as the male, having grayish-green above with a white underbelly.
pictures of hummingbirds i took in our backyard.
song title:
your first light my eventide
artist:
the echelon effect
Apparently the males had already migrated - there were only females.
Chatfield Audubon Center, Colorado
September 2009
Copper-rumped Hummingbird " Amazilia tobaci erythronotus"
Very common resident that is widespread on both Trinidad & Tobago.