A couple of newbies are learning the 'ropes' in the yard. An obvious
immature male rufous and likely his female nestmate. The spend a lot of
time chasing one another, so much so that they have to take breaks, resting
in highter branches of our paper birch.
They seem to favor the African (hardy) fushia and also spend a lot time
going through the all the blooms on our many Agastaches (hummingbird mints).
We really got 'hummer' bug after a trip to Baja and the Sea of Cortez this
past winter.
And, we haven't seen a mature male Rufous Hummingbird since early June.
Also, a female-type Anna's Hummingbird has been a regular visitor to the
feeder the last several weeks. I think the two Rufous sneak in when they
can, which hasn't been very often.
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John & L. S. Allinger
Hockinson, Clark County, Washington
-- (Southwest Washington)
Elevation: 500 feet / 160 meters
Latitude: _45_45_N
Longitude: _122_30_W
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