Winged Jewels

Costa's Hummingbird #1 by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Little Hummingbird is very rare in BC Canada.

Costa's Hummingbird ( Female ) by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: One of the smallest Hummers in North America . Both Sexes Weight: 0.1-0.1 oz (2-3 g)

Anna's Hummingbird ( Male ) by Kip Hutchison

Anna's X Rufous Hummingbird ( Hybrid ) by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Calypte anna x Selasphorus rufus

Rufous Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Female picking up nesting material from Bulrushes.

Anna's Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Always on the highest point of a tree.

Anna's Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: This Male is most probably Non Breeder . Measurements Both Sexes Length: 3.9 in (10 cm) Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (3-6 g) Wingspan: 4.7 in (12 cm) Calypte Anna.

Anna's Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Measurements Both Sexes Length: 3.9 in (10 cm) Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (3-6 g) Wingspan: 4.7 in (12 cm Anna’s Hummingbirds are mostly green and gray, without any rufous or orange marks on the body. The male's head and throat are covered in iridescent reddish-pink feathers that can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight. Anna’s Hummingbirds are a blur of motion as they hover before flowers looking for nectar and insects. Listen for the male's scratchy metallic song and look for him perched above head level in trees and shrubs.

Anna's Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Measurements Both Sexes Length: 3.9 in (10 cm) Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (3-6 g) Wingspan: 4.7 in (12 cm Anna’s Hummingbirds are mostly green and gray, without any rufous or orange marks on the body. The male's head and throat are covered in iridescent reddish-pink feathers that can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight. Anna’s Hummingbirds are a blur of motion as they hover before flowers looking for nectar and insects. Listen for the male's scratchy metallic song and look for him perched above head level in trees and shrubs.

Anna,s-Hummingbird-(-Male-) by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: The weather needs to improve heavy skies with occasional breaks little Sun. Its that time of the year ,the Males are chasing the females.

Rufous Hummingbird ( Male ) by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: MEASUREMENTS Both Sexes Length: 2.8-3.5 in (7-9 cm) Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (2-5 g) Wingspan: 4.3 in (11 cm) Rufous Hummingbirds have the hummingbird gift for fast, darting flight and pinpoint maneuverability. They are pugnacious birds that tirelessly chase away other hummingbirds, even in places they’re only visiting on migration. Like other hummers, they eat insects as well as nectar, taking them from spider webs or catching them in midair.

Anna,s Hummingbird ( Male ) by Kip Hutchison

Anna,s Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: I was walking through a local parks Rose garden and I spotted this Hummer having its time of its life having a Bath in the Water Fontaine.

Anna's Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Click image to view larger . Both Sexes Length: 3.9 in (10 cm) Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (3-6 g) Wingspan: 4.7 in (12 cm) Anna’s Hummingbirds are mostly green and gray, without any rufous or orange marks on the body. The male's head and throat are covered in iridescent reddish-pink feathers that can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight. Anna’s Hummingbirds are a blur of motion as they hover before flowers looking for nectar and insects. Listen for the male's scratchy metallic song and look for him perched above head level in trees and shrubs. Anna’s Hummingbirds are common in yards, parks, residential streets, eucalyptus groves, riverside woods, savannahs, and coastal scrub. They readily come to hummingbird feeders and flowering plants, including cultivated species in gardens.

Anna's Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison

Rufous Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Caught this little Hummer in the rain. In good light, male Rufous Hummingbirds glow like coals: bright orange on the back and belly, with a vivid iridescent-red throat. Females are green above with rufous-washed flanks, rufous patches in the green tail, and often a spot of orange in the throat. MEASUREMENTS Both Sexes Length: 2.8-3.5 in (7-9 cm) Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (2-5 g) Wingspan: 4.3 in (11 cm)

Anna's Hummingbird. ( Female ) by Kip Hutchison