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Allen's Hummingbird (female)

Selasphorus sasin

Description:

Extremely similar in appearance to the widespread Rufous Hummingbird, the Allen's Hummingbird breeds only along a narrow strip of coastal California and southern Oregon.

Habitat:

Coastal willow patch

Notes:

Pair of Allen's Hummingbirds displaying courtship behavior. The male did a goood job of staying out of camera range.

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1 Comment

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Beautiful!

DonnaPomeroy
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DonnaPomeroy

San Mateo, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 20, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012

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