Hi Lynn

>From the photos it looks like they are all Rufous Hummingbirds. Both male and
female. Great photos!

A very good book to use is the latest National Geographic's 'Birds of North
America' 3rd edition. Somebody a little closer to home may give you a good
location near you to purchase it.

Roger Craik
Maple Ridge BC




"Lynn T." wrote:

> I am very new to identifying birds and have been having trouble with
> Hummers - I use 2 books (Birds of Seattle by Chris Fisher and the Audubon
> Soc. Field guide to North American Birds) I know I could use another one,
> something better, any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Could someone look at the pictures I have taken of the hummers and tell me
> if you can tell what kind of hummers I have. Hard to get "real good" pics -
> little guys are so fast! <g>
> http://home.att.net/~LynnT-WA/bird_pictures.htm Click on the small
> pictures to get a larger picture -- Larger pictures may take a while to load
> if you have slow connection.
>
> thank you
>
> Lynn Tjerne
> Puyallup, WA
> mailto:LynnT-WA at att.net