Humming Along

This little Allen's hummingbird was enjoying that succulent flower. I love how you can see the pollen on its beak...

Gorgeous Gorget

Now you see it...

...now you don't. 

Tiny Feet

I mean...look at those teeny feet! 

Teeny-Tiny Perfection

 

Tongue Out Tuesday

 

If you look closely, you can see this teeny hummingbird's tongue sticking out...

Tiny Bather

 

Teeny

 

There are at least 3 hummingbirds who call our backyard theirs. For years we had Anna's hummingbirds (and I think there is one in the yard now), but the Allen's hummingbirds seem to be dominant. Check out the tongue being stuck out above!

That gold gorget (throat area)...

Here on full display as he scratches an itch. 

I could--and sometimes do, LOL--watch them all day!

Sitting in a Tree

 

Hello, little beauty!

Sharing the Pool

 

Hello, hummie!

Details

 

More photos with the nifty new camera. These aren't the best--I will need to practice using the zoom and having it focus on what I want it to)--but I do love the incredible red gorget on display up there. (Read the short Audubon bit at the link...) So cool to see it up close! And then below, the lovely gold neck feathers glinting in the sun. 

Yay! Hooray!

 

After a period of almost 6 weeks with almost no birds in the fountain (frowny face), I saw all of these birds within about 20 minutes this afternoon. (Not helping matters: the fountain was unplugged/empty for several weeks to deal with a slow leak.)

Above, a yellow-rumpled warbler and female bluebird (!!!!) share the fountain. I have never ever seen bluebirds in our fountain, so I almost peed myself (LOL) with excitement.

The yellow-rumped warbler, so pretty.

Not a great photo, but you can really see the "yellow rump." And that female bluebird, so cute.

Here you can see her blue feathers.

And the male!!!! It's a rather crappy photo as I had to shoot through a glass door with a serious reflection; the computer has "enhanced" it--best I can do. 

Our friends the house finches, male and female.

A towhee, doing their funny kick kick kick in the mulch, stirring up tiny insects.

The Allen's hummingbird, perched in the pomegranate tree again...

And flying overhead, a flock of parrots. Hooray! Yay!

Humming Along

 

Such a pretty little Allen's hummingbird, perched in--and matching the colors of--the pomegranate tree. 

Bird of Many Colors

 

I think this little jewel is a Rufous hummingbird; we have mostly had Anna's hummingbirds around our property over the years, but they are generally much more green. It's amazing how different one bird can look depending upon the angle at which you are viewing it. 

We have at least three hummingbirds who squabble over the feeder and the trees, but I have not been able to identify what species the other birds might be. Endlessly fascinating!

Busy Busy

 

Oriole v. Hummingbird

 

The oriole won this round...he was not at all impressed by the hummingbird.

But everyone gets to enjoy the fountain eventually...

King of the Tree

 

Sakura Hummingbird

 

I have been organizing/editing my photographs and came upon these lovely little hummingbird pix. Enjoy!