Hi Tweets,

I have observed this more than once. I female Anna's hummingbird comes to
one of my potted plants on the deck, and after visiting the flowers, she
perches on the rim and pokes her bill into the dirt. She does this several
times. I can see her little tongue come out. Is she cleaning her bill or
what? It's not like she's getting tiny bugs.

Joan Miller
West Seattle
jemskink at gmail dot com