High Flying Beauty
by Lynn Bauer
Title
High Flying Beauty
Artist
Lynn Bauer
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A brightly lit up hummingbird flies from his perch in the garden. As best as I can tell, this is a male Anna's hummingbird.
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Allen's Hummingbirds (Selasphorus sasin) - Native Breeders / Year-round residents of California - Historically, these birds nested in coastal California and wintered in Mexico; but more and more of them are remaining in California year-round or are traveling to the eastern United States for the winter.
The male has a throat that ranges in color from orange-red to yellow-orange, a back that is bright green, a rump that is rufous and its tail feathers are rufous tipped in black.
The female resembles the female Rufous Hummingbird, with a crown that is green, a breast that is white, a throat that is streaked and tail feathers that are rufous tipped in white. The only noticeable difference between the female Allen's Hummingbird and the female Rufous Hummingbird is that the female Allen's has narrower tail feathers. Other than that small detail, they are almost impossible to tell apart.
The Allen's Hummingbird is often confused with the Rufous Hummingbird, but the Allen's can be identified by the green back whereas the Rufous Hummingbird has a coppery back.
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May 18th, 2013
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