Eric Gofreed
Well-Known Member
Hummingbird migration is going strong in my yard. It will peter out by September 10 or so. I thought for today's Winged Wednesday I would contribute the males of the five species that visit my yard every summer. Next week, I'll post the females. I am thinking about my parents today because it's my father's birthday (August 31, 1924), and my mother's birthday is tomorrow (September 1, 1925). They are both long gone but still in my heart.
Adult male Anna's hummingbird. Anna's Hummingbirds nest in Arizona and a few males stay year-round During migration I have many hundreds of them. Most birders think the Anna's gorgets are deep red, however, depending on the light refraction, they can be many shades of reds, pinks, and golds. Love those flat tail feathers.
Male Black-chinned hummingbirds. Black-chins nest in Arizona and most years a few stay through the winter.
It's a treat to capture the amethyst throat color, most of the time the throat looks black.
This is an adult male Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Broad-tails migrate through my yard early and are rarely seen after August 10. Most of the broad-tails I see are juveniles and females.
I get a few females and juvenile Costa's hummingbirds every year. However, I have had only this one adult male. The long gorget wings
make me think of Yosemite Sam's exaggerated mustache.
This adult male Calliope Hummingbird is the only male I've seen in migration. He was photographed in 2013. I see a few females every year.
Adult male rufous hummingbirds. During migration, I get thousands of rufous Hummingbirds but just a few males.
Regrettably, they avoid my flash set-up.
Adult male Anna's hummingbird. Anna's Hummingbirds nest in Arizona and a few males stay year-round During migration I have many hundreds of them. Most birders think the Anna's gorgets are deep red, however, depending on the light refraction, they can be many shades of reds, pinks, and golds. Love those flat tail feathers.
Male Black-chinned hummingbirds. Black-chins nest in Arizona and most years a few stay through the winter.
It's a treat to capture the amethyst throat color, most of the time the throat looks black.
This is an adult male Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Broad-tails migrate through my yard early and are rarely seen after August 10. Most of the broad-tails I see are juveniles and females.
I get a few females and juvenile Costa's hummingbirds every year. However, I have had only this one adult male. The long gorget wings
make me think of Yosemite Sam's exaggerated mustache.
This adult male Calliope Hummingbird is the only male I've seen in migration. He was photographed in 2013. I see a few females every year.
Adult male rufous hummingbirds. During migration, I get thousands of rufous Hummingbirds but just a few males.
Regrettably, they avoid my flash set-up.
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