Greenish body? Tan head? White on the neck? I looked at bird guides for a while but I just don't know. Back home in Mississippi we only really saw Ruby-Throated but there are a bunch of different species that migrate through Reno.
Anyway, she comes frequently every morning and evening, but I don't often see her in the middle of the day.
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ReplyDeleteSo cute! I'm glad you've got a steady visitor!
It's wrong to put up feeders for birds. So we only have 3 feeders for the hummers.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me happy.
Bill
Is it a Rufous female?
ReplyDeleteCG, that's what I'm leaning toward. She doesn't seem as reddish as the pictures I've seen, but maybe it's a juvenile?
ReplyDeleteBill - the sparrows get to eat the chickens' feed, so it's only fair that a tiny migrating hummingbird gets a little boost too. The thought that something that small can fly from British Columbia to Mexico on bugs and sugar water just takes my breath away.
Maybe she can't keep cool enough out in the sun during the day.
ReplyDeleteIf it is a Rufous, it's no wonder there aren't any other humming birds around. They are mean as snakes. They chase every one else off. If they were as big a crows, YOU wouldn't dare go out.
ReplyDeleteLove them, too.
Bill
The tan head has me stumped. The tail looks like a broad-tailed hummingbird, which are the most common hummers in your area. Anna's hummingbirds have brown heads, but yours doesn't really look that much like one. I'm stumped.
ReplyDeleteFunder, I'm with you. I think it's a young adult female Rufous. I don't see too many of those around here. They're pretty.
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