Winged Jewels

Female Anna's Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A female Anna's Hummingbird heading to a Hot Lips Salvia flower. Hummingbirds love the Hot Lips Salvia flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Where did all the birds go!!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: I was watering our potted flowers on our back deck, when I heard a loud flapping of feathers. I looked into our backyard and all of our backyard birds were diving for cover in our Rosy Glow bushes, and a Immature Cooper's Hawk landed on one of our fence posts. He was intently searching the yard for movement, but all of his prey had taken cover and they were very quiet. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Female Rufous Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar! She chose our Purple Amistad Salvia for her nectar snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar for Lunch!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar from our Mystic Spires flowers. This little female is covered in white pollen. I have noticed that the Mystic Spires and Black and Blue Salvia have white pollen. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

A hovering female Rufous Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A hovering female Rufous Hummingbird! She was hovering above her favorite Purple Amistad Salvia plant. She is very feisty and does not want to let another Hummingbird get close to her flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Anna's Hummingbird in the Banksia Meadow by Ruby 2417 Via Flickr: Santa Cruz, Ca. August, 2024.

Female Anna's Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: Miss Phoebe, one of our female resident, Anna's Hummingbirds sipping nectar from our Red Salsa Coneflowers. She did hit quite a few different spots on this flower. I had never seen the Hummingbirds try to get nectar from our Coneflowers before. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Female Rufous Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A female Rufous Hummingbird has her beak all in on our Black & Blue Salvia. She is sipping nectar for her afternoon snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Rufous Hummingbird! by Ruby 2417 Via Flickr: I got a shot of its tailfeathers which looks like crap, but I actually ID'd a selasphorus species! Santa Cruz, Ca. August, 2024.

Female Anna's Hummingbird by Ruby 2417 Via Flickr: In the Arboretum, which is quite the hummingbirds hotspot. Santa Cruz, Ca. August, 2024.

Selasphorus Hummingbird! by Ruby 2417 Via Flickr: Apparently the UC Santa Cruz Aboretum is a hummingbird hotspot, and everyone knew but me. Can't ID the species, BTW, didn't get to see the tail feathers. August, 2024

Female Rufous Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar. She chose our Hot Lips Salvia flowers for her lunch. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Female Anna's Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A female Anna's Hummingbird is on high alert as a Rufous Hummingbird just flew into our backyard. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

Nectar is on the Lunch Menu!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar for Lunch. She chose our Purple Amistad Flowers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

Female Anna's Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: Miss Penelope, one of our female resident Anna's Hummingbirds, coming in for our Salvia Greggii flowers. She is on high alert and her tail is flared as there are several other Hummingbirds in our backyard. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

Male Anna's Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: Flash, one of our resident male Anna's Hummingbirds, landed on a Yucca leaf. I was in our backyard with my camera when he flew in, and landed four feet from where I was standing. I had to back up so that I could get him in focus. He was flying from perch to perch while he was patrolling for possible incoming Hummingirds to our yard. His gorget is stunning when the light hits the feathers just right. Photo taken in Camas, Washington.

Male Anna's Hummingbird!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A male Anna's Hummingbird sipping nectar for lunch!! His flower of choice today was our Salvia Greggii. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.