I glimpsed a flash of orange outside of our kitchen window this afternoon and looked over to see this Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) approaching the flowers on a citrus tree. It was only there for a few seconds, but I snapped a photo for the record. Rufous Hummingbirds are uncommon spring migrants in Sonoma County. They're on their way north to nest in areas between far northern California and Alaska.
3 comments:
Woo hoo! Nice catch Jackie!
Beautiful.
What a great shot! So beautiful.
Carol
Thanks for the beautiful photo. Usually I am lucky to see a couple of these each spring in my yard in Penngrove, but this year we have dozens, over several weeks. I wonder what gives--have you heard any explanation of why there are so many this year?
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