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No, reallyThese are our feisty little year-round guys here in the bay area, as common as dirt, and pugnacious as all hell ( Read more... )

[crossposted from cottage renovations 15_the_circle]

it is interesting to learn that an Anna's Hummingbird chirp is produced by tail feathers (BBC) and fascinating to see an 80-frame overlay of one diving:

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Has anyone ever seen a mated team of Anna's hummingbirds? I seem to have one. I've named them Humvader and Padme. She is the only female he'll let feed while he is watching over the feeder. I've watching them do this for a few weeks now. Today, she took up the watch to let him feed while watching the sky for danger ( Read more... )

New Hummingbird Species

Cool! Sure is beautiful.


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I recently joined the group, and I admit, im a hummerholic! =) Corny, I know. Anywho, just wanted to share my love of Hummingbirds with others!

At just about 5:30 pm (daylight savings time) the last couple of days, the sun shines just right to throw the shadow of my hummingbird feeder onto the white piano in the living room. And that means the shadow of the hummingbird shows up on the piano, too. My cat, Grimalkin, is fascinated.

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I haven't seen any hummingbirds in my area yet, has anyone else seen them? Where are you located if you did?

**Edit** Turns out this is a juvenile bird (the main way to tell is the length of the beak) and almost definitely a juvenile male at that ( Read more... )

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