A pretty male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) drops by for a drink at the bird bath. Often overlooked and distained, the House Sparrow is a beautiful little bird with wonderful markings.
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Scruffy
This is a Stellar’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) that we have nicknamed Scruffy, living up to his name!
Goldie
Just to break the stream of Hummers, here’s an American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
Anna’s
A female Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) enjoying the flowers of the Lucifer Crocosmia.
Friday Hum
A female Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) enjoying the blooms of the Butterfly bush
Rufous
Here’s today’s Hummer. A female Rufous (Selasphorus rufus) on a flower from the Butterfly bush. This little lady and a Anna’s spent quite a lot of time on this bush today!
A Chance Encounter
Here’s something I’ve never seen before. Both of these Hummingbirds are very possessive of their territory. But here they are sitting a couple of feet apart in the same bush. The top one is a female Rufous (Selasphorus rufus) and the bottom one is a female Anna’s (Calypte anna.) Needless to say I was quite happy to get them together!
