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Calypte costae
Hummingbird mostly in the Southwest and Mexico. Found some in the central part of California in summer. Green back and white Tshape in front. Males in will develop a irridescent violet gorget that is longer down both sides of the face. Females have a light throat patch that may have some violet in them.
This one was found in the drier area of the wetlands.
This pair had nested early in Febuary. I noticed the bare nest one day and the next there was an egg.
Spotted on Feb 8, 2015
Submitted on Feb 12, 2015
3 Comments
excellent!
Thank you. Almost any hummingbird nest is hard to find. Someone actually pointed it out to me. Will miss hearing the sound of their buzzing. I visited the area for 4 days and seen about 6 pairs. I got so use to them I could identify when a female or a male were feeding just by their sound. And the male as is warns off any other hummingbird.
Beautiful! You also found their nest..so cool! :-)