| Rufous Hummingbird | [ Sizes: Orig | Med | Small | Thumb ] |
This is a female Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus),
one of many various species of hummingbirds living in the Spring Mountains of Nevada in summertime.
I took this photo on top of Big Falls. I was on my way to Charleston Peak via a very seldom done Southeast Ridge route.
July 2007.
The Rufous Hummingbirds are the most widely-distributed hummingbirds in North America. They winter in Mexico and possibly Panama. Their average weight is: male 3.22 g, female 3.41 g. Females are larger than males.
Comments [ Post a Comment ]| hiltrud.liu | Majestic... | | 
Voted 10/10 | such a bird!
Cheers
Hiltrud | | Posted Jul 10, 2007 4:51 pm |
 | | Anya Jingle | Re: Majestic... | | 
Hasn't voted | Thank you Hiltrud. They are tiny little creatures with a tremendous temper and lots of life vigor. I adore them. | | Posted Jul 10, 2007 4:55 pm |
| Arthur Digbee | great picture! | | 
Voted 10/10 | How did you train the hummingbird to sit still? | | Posted Jul 10, 2007 5:50 pm |
 | | Anya Jingle | Re: great picture! | | 
Hasn't voted | Thanks Arthur. Here's how I did it:
I took a break in a spot full of thistles in bloom and observed all the hummingbirds for a while. I noticed that from time to time she would stop feeding on nectar and then go sit on a branch near her favorite flower and guard it. Each time other hummingbirds tried to feed on "her" flower she would fly over there and chase them away, then took a sip of nectar herself and eventually returned to the same branch. She kept returning to the same branch and I kept getting closer and closer to it. Finally I got the photos I wanted.
| | Posted Jul 10, 2007 6:19 pm |
| Henryk | Excellent photo ! | | 
Voted 10/10 | I enjoyed looking at it again. Thank you for sharing. Henryk
| | Posted Jul 11, 2007 2:10 am |
 | | Anya Jingle | Re: Excellent photo ! | | 
Hasn't voted | Thank you. I'm glad. | | Posted Jul 11, 2007 3:11 pm |
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