When hummers hatch they have very stubby bills. Takes a while to grow to full length. That looks like a still-growing bill. Also, the tongue gets stuck out of the bill, even in adults, a whole lot.

Hal Michael

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> On April 6, 2020 at 10:36 PM Mike Wagenbach <wagen at uw.edu> wrote:

>

> Yesterday a juvenile Anna's appeared on the railing of our deck in Ballard and spent about a half hour there, almost without interruption. I guess it was enjoying the sun-warmed wood and the reduced wind-chill in the lee of the house. Today it was seen in the yard nearby for several hours, hawking tiny flies at times. It's very trusting and flew quite close to us several times, including slowly passing within a foot of my head, probably while looking for prey.

>

> The tip of its tongue protrudes from the beak at all times, and the upper mandible appears shorter. Both mandibles appear pointy, so I don't think it's broken. Is this typical?

>

> Tried to put photos and video on Flickr, but I'm new to the site so I don't know if I did it correctly for public viewing of these:

>

> https://www.flickr.com/gp/27004399 at N07/VDC146

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