Anna's Hummingbird Feeding by Little Kern River

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$Anna\'s Hummingbird Feeding by Little Kern River$

This female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) fed on wild honeysuckle intermittently for 15 minutes as I ate lunch at the stock bridge across the Little Kern River.
Note the flower visible through the beating wings.

My thanks to lcarreau for identifying the species.

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Noondueler

Nice one.

Voted 10/10

Man, their wings move so fast, like a bee! Gives them that quick dart-hovercraft quality.

Posted Jun 2, 2010 1:17 am


	mrchad9	Re: Nice one.
	Hasn't voted	Thank you. Yes, I've always enjoyed watching them, used to have a feeder outside my office. But this is the first time I've managed to get a photo of one out in the wild.
		Posted Jun 2, 2010 11:29 am


	lcarreau	Re: Nice one.
	Voted 10/10	Hummingbirds are attracted to a wide variety of flowers. Those blooms resemble wild honeysuckles. From this angle, that's an "Anna's Hummingbird."
		Posted Jun 2, 2010 7:01 pm


	mrchad9	Re: Nice one.
	Hasn't voted	Perfect Larry! I checked my other photos and they seem consistant with others online. Thanks so much!
		Posted Jun 2, 2010 7:49 pm