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Mr. HelloYarn got all David Attenborough on the hummingbirds today and waited until they bravely came near to drink so he could take photos.
They're funny little buggers, starting fights with each other and hogging the food.
Close up to show mark on her chin - probably a result of a stabbing by another hummingbird. Doesn't appear to be a colored feather, which is possible in this variety. Los Ranchos, NM
Hummingbird Fire 2008 Morgan Hill CA.
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Beatty's Guest Ranch with Flickr friend (and now real friend) Barbara & John Robeson. There seemed to be lots of Broad-tailed Hummingbirds buzzing around.
Sierra Vista, AZ
4-18-13
BCH's bill is long, straight and very slender. The male has a black face and chin, a glossy purple throat band and a dark forked tail. The female has a dark rounded tail with white tips and no throat patch; I think she looks like a female Anna's. They spend winter in Mexico and summer in western US and southern B.C. Canada. They are also known to hybridize with Anna's. Photos were taken at San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Arizona.
The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America.
This hummingbird is from 7 to 9 cm (2.8 to 3.5 in) long and has an 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in) wingspan. Weight can range from 2 to 6 g (0.071 to 0.212 oz), with males averaging 3.4 g (0.12 oz) against the slightly larger female which averages 3.8 g (0.13 oz).[2][3] Adults are metallic green above and greyish white below, with near-black wings. Their bill, at up to 2 cm (0.79 in), is long, straight, and very slender. As in all hummingbirds, the toes and feet of this species are quite small, with a middle toe of around 0.6 cm (0.24 in) and a tarsus of approximately 0.4 cm (0.16 in). The ruby-throated hummingbird can only shuffle if it wants to move along a branch, though it can scratch its head and neck with its feet
These are a couple of my little hummingbirds that haven't migrated south yet.
I've been away again and hope to catch up with everyone soon.
Peachland, BC
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
April 20th, 2014
Mount Lemmon, outskirts of Tucson, Arizona
Canon 70D, 400 5.6L