Hummingbirds

12/30/09

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 10/30/05

An unusually late date for a Ruby-throated (or a Black-chinned). The females of the two species are difficult to separate in the field.

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds 9/11/05

Rainy days, especially during migration season, bring hoards of hummers to the feeders.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9/19/04

Black-chinned Hummingbird 7/25/09

Juvenile male.

Black-chinned Hummingbird 7/25/09

Juvenile male.

Black-chinned Hummingbird 7/5/09

Female Black-chinned (id based mostly on time of year, as Ruby-throated generally not present at this time of year). Bathing in the spray from a sprinkler set on low.

Black-chinned Hummingbird 7/5/09

Black-chinned Hummingbird 3/24/08

Black-chinned Hummingbird 2/19/07

An extremely early date for a Black-chinned Hummer.

Black-chinned Hummingbird 7/2/05

Anna's Hummingbird 12/20/08

First seen 11/22/08. Is this the same bird that spent winter of 07-08 in my yard?

Anna's Hummingbird 12/20/08

Anna's Hummingbird 1/1/08

This female Anna's was present from mid-December 2007 thru early February 2008.

Anna's Hummingbird 1/1/08

This bird got pretty use to me and the camera, allowing close approaches. She was quite vocal, and thus usually easy to find.

Anna's Hummingbird 12/19/07

Anna's Hummingbird 12/19/07

Anna's Hummingbird 12/30/05

Juvenile male, here for just one day.

Anna's Hummingbird 12/30/05

Anna's Hummingbird 11/12/05

Anna's Hummingbird 11/12/05

The spread tail helped clinch the id of this female Anna's.

Anna's Hummingbird 11/12/05

This female was around for about three weeks.

Rufous Hummingbird 1/12/08

Adult male.

Rufous Hummingbird 12/2/07

Adult female. This picture was selected as a 'Photo of the Day' on the Anacortes Telescope and Wild Bird website.

Rufous Hummingbird 12/2/07

Rufous Hummingbird 11/22/07

Rufous Hummingbird 11/22/07

Rufous Hummingbird 11/22/07

Rufous Hummingbird 1/16/07

Feeding in the midst of an ice storm that lasted about 3 days.

Rufous Hummingbird 1/16/07

One of three Rufous visiting during the ice storm.

Orange-crowned Hummingbird (oops! Warbler) 12/06/08

An Orange-crowned Warbler that consistently has come to the hummingbird feeders for sugar water. Also eats suet.

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