Ruby-throated Hummingbird, flashing his colour
Calliope Hummingbird
Thirsty little Calliope Hummingbird
Tiny visitor
Ruby-throated Hummingbird / Archilochus colubris
Tiny Hummingbird at Highwood House
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-throated Mango on nest, Tobago, Day 2
White-chested Emerald, Asa Wright Nature Centre, T…
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Tr…
Copper-rumped Hummingbird / Amazilia tobac, Trinid…
White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin female, Asa Wright Nature Cen…
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Tr…
Green Hermit Hummingbird female, Asa Wright Nature…
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright Nature Centre
Hummingbird wings
White-necked Jacobin immature, Trinidad
The wonderful, tiny Tufted Coquette, Trinidad
Ruby-throated Hummingbird female
Jackie's Hummingbird
Pretty little Hummer, Asa Wright, Trinidad - immat…
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Immature White-necked Jacobin
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin, Trinidad
White-chested Emerald / Amazilia brevirostris, Tri…
Hummingbird, Trinidad
Black-throated Mango / Anthracothorax nigricollis,…
White-necked Jacobin immature, Trinidad
Shaking off the raindrops
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright, Trinidad
A rainbow and a Hummingbird wave
White-necked Jacobin, Trinidad
Is this a White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad?
A better sense of size
Blue-gray Tanager, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin male, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad
Black-throated Mango, Asa Wright, Trinidad
On a rainy day in Trinidad
Rufous Hummingbird
Hummingbird at feeder
Rufous Hummingbird male / Selasphorus rufus
Day 2, Hummingbird, Rondeau PP
Rufous (or Ruby-throated?) Hummingbird, undisclose…
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Hummingbird seen in the wild
Coming in for a sip of sweet nectar
Rufous Hummingbird male
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
See also...
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
129 visits
Flashing his neck feathers
A couple of mornings ago, on 11 June 2015, I joined a group of friends for a walk in Weaselhead, hoping to see three species of Hummingbird - Calliope, Rufous and Ruby-throated. The Calliope (5 of them) gave us the closest (but still distant) views, while the other two were very distant. It never fails to amaze me that these three species are all found in Weaselhead. This tiny bird (seemingly not much bigger than a large Bumblebee, lol!) would occasionally flash the gorgeous feathers on its neck - the colour in the sunlight was amazing. Very poor photo, but wanted to add it to my Weaselhead album. It is the smallest long-distance avian migrant in the world, spending its winters in Mexico.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Calliope_Hummingbird/id
"This is the smallest breeding bird found in Canada and the United States. An adult calliope hummingbird can measure 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length, span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings and weigh 2 to 3 g (0.071 to 0.106 oz)." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope_hummingbird
As usual at this time of year, it was good to see the huge number of Cliff Swallows, swarming like a cloud of large insects around the metal bridge over the river. In flight, they catch insects and fly back to their mud nests, that are built under the bridge, to feed their babies. It amazes me how each bird knows which is its own nest - they all look alike.
Another bird (a pair) that was good to see was the little Eastern Phoebe, back at the same location where it has been at least the last few years. So difficult to get a decent photo because of the distance - the photo I posted yesterday was the closest shot I had ever been able to get. It was taken when the bird flew to a piece of driftwood in the water.
The group divided into two for this walk and the following is the combined list of species seen. As usual, I didn't see all the listed birds, but was happy especially to see the three Hummingbird species.
Mallard-2
Great Blue Heron-1
Swainson’s Hawk-2, 1 captured juv. BBMagpie.
Merlin-1, captured a Cliff Swallow.
Spotted Sandpiper-1
Franklin’s Gull-50
Ruby-throated Hummingbird-2
Rufous Hummingbird-1
Calliope Hummingbird-5
Northern Flicker-4
Olive-sided Flycatcher-1.
Eastern Phoebe-2
Black-billed Magpie-6
American Crow-4
Common Raven-1+
Tree Swallow-12
Cliff Swallow-249
Black-capped Chickadee-3
White-breasted Nuthatch-2
House Wren-6
American Robin-5
Gray Catbird-6
Cedar Waxwing-12
Yellow Warbler-10
Spotted Towhee-1 heard.
Clay-colored Sparrow-12
White-throated Sparrow-6
Common Grackle-1
Brown-headed Cowbird-6
House Finch-2
American Goldfinch-2
Red Squirrel-3
Muskrat-1
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Calliope_Hummingbird/id
"This is the smallest breeding bird found in Canada and the United States. An adult calliope hummingbird can measure 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length, span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings and weigh 2 to 3 g (0.071 to 0.106 oz)." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope_hummingbird
As usual at this time of year, it was good to see the huge number of Cliff Swallows, swarming like a cloud of large insects around the metal bridge over the river. In flight, they catch insects and fly back to their mud nests, that are built under the bridge, to feed their babies. It amazes me how each bird knows which is its own nest - they all look alike.
Another bird (a pair) that was good to see was the little Eastern Phoebe, back at the same location where it has been at least the last few years. So difficult to get a decent photo because of the distance - the photo I posted yesterday was the closest shot I had ever been able to get. It was taken when the bird flew to a piece of driftwood in the water.
The group divided into two for this walk and the following is the combined list of species seen. As usual, I didn't see all the listed birds, but was happy especially to see the three Hummingbird species.
Mallard-2
Great Blue Heron-1
Swainson’s Hawk-2, 1 captured juv. BBMagpie.
Merlin-1, captured a Cliff Swallow.
Spotted Sandpiper-1
Franklin’s Gull-50
Ruby-throated Hummingbird-2
Rufous Hummingbird-1
Calliope Hummingbird-5
Northern Flicker-4
Olive-sided Flycatcher-1.
Eastern Phoebe-2
Black-billed Magpie-6
American Crow-4
Common Raven-1+
Tree Swallow-12
Cliff Swallow-249
Black-capped Chickadee-3
White-breasted Nuthatch-2
House Wren-6
American Robin-5
Gray Catbird-6
Cedar Waxwing-12
Yellow Warbler-10
Spotted Towhee-1 heard.
Clay-colored Sparrow-12
White-throated Sparrow-6
Common Grackle-1
Brown-headed Cowbird-6
House Finch-2
American Goldfinch-2
Red Squirrel-3
Muskrat-1
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.