WESTERN HUMMINGBIRDS VOL.6

This little guy looked cute.

He's not even paying attention to me standing so close to him.

I like the colors in this one.

A pretty sight.

That second shot of the hummer is outstanding duc!!! Please be sure to put it in Bird Files.

The red of the adult male Anna's sure is striking to me.

Ohhh that one too!!

Oops, I meant to put this red one in here!

I was thinking the same thing...excellent shots Duc!

Woohoo, outstanding shots duc!

Thank you for your kind comments Rose and Pelle. I put two of them in the files.

They are fantastic shots, duc. The last one is a real stunner.

The last one is my fav of this bunch too. Thanks duc.

The sky was gray, but the hummers didn't care much.

A pretty Anna's.

A pair just resting. They look fairly young and may have never seen or felt the rain before.

This message was edited Oct 18, 2009 10:00 AM

Lovely pics duc!

Duc those are amazing shots. those Annas are cute little hummers.
I really like that site with the fountains, some beautiful ones in there.

wow I just love all the pics of the hummers mine have gone south for the winter will not see them again till end of april to mid may depending on the weather so please people keep those pics a coming for the sad cold people up north

mona

...and for the sad, cold people in countries that do not have them. I miss them so much.

I really miss the entertainment of them chasing each other and the chatering
I have other birds that are here year round
the woodpeckers I only see from fall to spring
four different kinds
but nothing compares to hummers

Sorry that I'm not able to send you all some of my hummers. They are so delightful and addicting, at least to me. This morning I just stepped out on the deck for a minute or two and before I knew it, I'd taken over 300 photos of them.

These are all Anna's hummers.

This message was edited Oct 19, 2009 10:15 AM

This one had a mom like mine that was always telling me to "sit up straight".

Last one for now.

Duc, do you keep your hummers all year or will they eventually migrate?

Most of them will migrate in mid to late winter-whenever the temps dip below the 40's-but we usually average about 4 that stay all year long. We had some rain this morning and the storm seems to have brought us more hummers. There were over 30 of them fighting for a feeder spot.

This little girl is quite friendly and readjusting
after those nasty bad ruffies went away.
Most of the anna's were in the raspberries and
bean patch sneaking into flowers just to get
ambushed by those southbound travelers.

Wonderful gorgeous shots, Duc.

Crummy shot of her into cape fuchsias,
still flowering strong, in fact most the
hyssops, salvias, sage and annual fuchsias are blooming
great. Hope it lasts for a few weeks more.

Dirt, she's a cutie. It's really hard to get pictures of these fast little ones while they're checking out blooms. Hope you'll post more pictures!

LUV that last pic dirt. Thanks for sharing.

She is cute dirt!!!

Wonder what this one was thinking?

This little guy is getting more coloring.

This one looked cold.

One more for today. I liked the way the rain balances on the feathers.

This message was edited Oct 21, 2009 7:51 AM

Beautiful Duc...I think the first one was thinking "maybe I'll be a model when I grow up"!!

Lovely shots duc!!

That's a great raindrop balancing act, love that shot, Duc.

This little rather photogenic girl stops just long enough to take her picture
on some hyssop.

or maybe I'll grow up to be a helicopter' I think they sound like little helicopters. Nice shots duc and dirt.