Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Hummingbird pics

This is the best my poor little consumer camera can do. She likes to perch on the feeder opposite the patio, but sometimes she'll light on one of the side feeders. She's definitely a she; all the males that come through Nevada have more color on their necks.

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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.

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Anyway, she comes frequently every morning and evening, but I don't often see her in the middle of the day.

8 comments:

  1. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzoom.

    So cute! I'm glad you've got a steady visitor!

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  2. It's wrong to put up feeders for birds. So we only have 3 feeders for the hummers.

    It makes me happy.

    Bill

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  3. CG, 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?

    Bill - 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.

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  4. Maybe she can't keep cool enough out in the sun during the day.

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  5. If 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.

    Love them, too.

    Bill

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  6. 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.

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  7. Funder, 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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