Anna’s Hummingbird?
I think this is a female Anna’s Hummingbird. She spent about fifteen minutes feeding at our butterfly bush, and she let me walk up to within about five feet. With the big zoom lens, that means pretty dang big pictures.
The strange thing is, I have never seen this hummingbird at our feeder, but my sweetie says she sees her a lot in the front yard, feeding on the flowers there. I wonder if she doesn’t like the aggressive guys that hang out by the feeder.
Merlin (@MerlinBirdID) says she’s either a broad-tailed or a calliope hummingbird. Guess I’m going to have to keep an eye out and see if I can spot the differences.
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