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Most of these lovely birds have gone south, many as far as Mexico and South America. This group decided that why go that far when you can relax and live the life of luxury of Palm Springs with its many pools and flowers at every corner. Here are a few photos of them relaxing at our campground, where we of course maintain a feeder for them, so they don't have to travel too far.

Captmatt · 12-21-2011, 01:13 AM

Great shots.

**Sailor** · 12-21-2011, 06:54 AM

Wow, these are colorful ones, Bob. I haven't seen any around here lately, although a recent local paper article mentioned that some of these little jokers remain here during the winter.

Jer

loco · 12-21-2011, 11:37 AM

Wonderful series, Bob! I love hummingbirds. Do yours fight over the feeder? Mine do, they even go as far as scraping each other up pretty good.

**Bob Harris** · 12-21-2011, 03:09 PM

Originally posted by loco

Wonderful series, Bob! I love hummingbirds. Do yours fight over the feeder? Mine do, they even go as far as scraping each other up pretty good.

Lori, there seems to always be one dominate bird that sticks around the feeder, guarding "His" treasure. These little guys are like junk yard dogs, fighting with each other. It seems like the ones that dominate, spend more time chasing the other birds away than feeding. Here is a link to species ID, scroll about 1/3 down and you can choose from 8 different birds.
Black-chinned Hummingbird, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

loco · 12-21-2011, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by Bob Harris

Lori, there seems to always be one dominate bird that sticks around the feeder, guarding "His" treasure. These little guys are like junk yard dogs, fighting with each other. It seems like the one that is dominate, spends more time chasing the other birds away than feeding. Here is a link to species ID, scroll about 1/3 down and you can choose from 8 different birds.http:
//www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-chinned_hummingbird/id/ac

Thank you for the link! Good info. We have ruby throated hummies here. That's it. It's funny how the species behave so similarly!

**Bob Harris** · 12-22-2011, 12:45 PM

Originally posted by Sailor

Wow, these are colorful ones, Bob. I haven't seen any around here lately, although a recent local paper article mentioned that some of these little jokers remain here during the winter.

Jer

Jer, thanks for taking a look, you get so many of these guys during the migration period and I am sure some do stay. Keep that feeder out and an eye open and you may be surprised how many are there. Take care...

**Bob Harris** · 12-23-2011, 11:06 PM

Originally posted by Captmatt

Great shots.

thank you for the kind words.

pete-tarmigan · 03-16-2012, 10:30 AM

The first two could be Anna's (Calypte anna) or Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae). The last one is definitely an Anna's.

**Bob Harris** · 03-16-2012, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by pete-tarmigan

The first two could be Anna's (Calypte anna) or Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae). The last one is definitely an Anna's.

thank you Pete for helping to identify.

SanMat · 03-16-2012, 11:26 AM

Hi Bob,

The last one is definitely a male Anna. The one above is most likely a female Anna.

Pete

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12-21-2011, 03:09 PM	#5
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by loco Wonderful series, Bob! I love hummingbirds. Do yours fight over the feeder? Mine do, they even go as far as scraping each other up pretty good. Lori, there seems to always be one dominate bird that sticks around the feeder, guarding "His" treasure. These little guys are like junk yard dogs, fighting with each other. It seems like the ones that dominate, spend more time chasing the other birds away than feeding. Here is a link to species ID, scroll about 1/3 down and you can choose from 8 different birds. Black-chinned Hummingbird, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology Last edited by Bob Harris; 12-21-2011 at 05:25 PM.

03-16-2012, 10:42 AM	#10
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by pete-tarmigan The first two could be Anna's (Calypte anna) or Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae). The last one is definitely an Anna's. thank you Pete for helping to identify. Attached Images Last edited by Bob Harris; 03-20-2012 at 03:01 PM.

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loco Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,846	Wonderful series, Bob! I love hummingbirds. Do yours fight over the feeder? Mine do, they even go as far as scraping each other up pretty good.

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loco Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,846	Originally posted by Bob Harris Lori, there seems to always be one dominate bird that sticks around the feeder, guarding "His" treasure. These little guys are like junk yard dogs, fighting with each other. It seems like the one that is dominate, spends more time chasing the other birds away than feeding. Here is a link to species ID, scroll about 1/3 down and you can choose from 8 different birds.http: //www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-chinned_hummingbird/id/ac Thank you for the link! Good info. We have ruby throated hummies here. That's it. It's funny how the species behave so similarly!

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sailor Wow, these are colorful ones, Bob. I haven't seen any around here lately, although a recent local paper article mentioned that some of these little jokers remain here during the winter. Jer Jer, thanks for taking a look, you get so many of these guys during the migration period and I am sure some do stay. Keep that feeder out and an eye open and you may be surprised how many are there. Take care...

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Captmatt Great shots. thank you for the kind words.

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