Coppery-headed Emerald
February 2013 – Monteverde, Costa Rica
It’s interesting to pick out the different Hummingbirds. They’re often very similar, yet all certainly identifiable. It would be quite a job to be the first one to figure this all out.
Violet Sabrewing
February 2013 – Monteverde, Costa Rica
What a stunning little bird… and also a bit of a bully. These were the biggest hummers in the group and they knew it – chasing all their cousins away from the feeder.
Green-crowned Brilliant
February 2013 – Monteverde, Costa Rica
Another of the myriad of hummingbirds swarming the feeder near the entrance to Monteverde reserve.
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
February 2013 – Monteverde, Costa Rica
The scene at the hummingbird feeder at the entrance near Monteverde was chaotic. Most of the hummingbirds took just short breaks on the branches nearby.
Green-crowned Brilliant
February 2013 – Monteverde, Costa Rica
Hummingbirds are common in this area… There is a very popular group of feeders near the entrance, but this one was getting some natural nourishment from a flower along a trail.
Anna’s Hummingbird
December 2012 – Eugene, Oregon
This female has something wrong with her leg, which appeared to just dangle. She was able to cope with it, but she might have been having a hard time cleaning herself (these birds use their feet for that), as you can see all the crud on her bib. Hopefully, she’ll be OK in the long-run.
Anna’s Hummingbird
June 2012 – Hillsboro, Oregon
This male was looking a bit beat-up. You can’t see it in this photo, but he’s missing nearly all the secondary feathers from his left wing (they’re just growing back in). It didn’t seem to slow him down though – he was busy chasing other hummingbirds from the area…
Calliope Hummingbird
August 2012 – Pinedale, WY
I am pretty certain this is a female Calliope Hummingbird. I think this one is because of the location and markings, and the way her wings sat when rested (some other images, which I haven’t posted here).
Calliope Hummingbird
May 2010 – Hell’s Canyon, OR
A couple Calliope Hummingbirds spar in mid-air. This was about at mid-elevation in the canyon, during the lush springtime. These birds will often flare their “beard” as a display.
Calliope Hummingbird
Another photo from the same day. This is a female Calliope… or so I assume given the markings, and proximity to the others.
Rufous Hummingbird
May 2011 – Oregon Garden, Oregon
I spotted this hummingbird checking out a Camas flower in the Oregon Garden in May 2011. I was photographing some other birds at the time, and just noticed him out of the corner of my eye. I only had time to snap a couple quick photos, and got a bit lucky that the focus was dead-on, and the whole composition of the image actually worked.