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Calypte anna
In a small ornamental tree.
Found in Lompoc, CA while visiting family. First photo by father, second by me.
Spotted on Jul 3, 2010
Submitted on Jan 21, 2012
34 Comments (1–25)
I would like to invite you to post your spottings of hummingbirds in the new mission for Hummingbirds of the New World:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1244...
:-)
lovely find :)
Thank you so much António! I've had so many wonderful adventures here at Project Noah, and I've met so many wonderful people. I'm elated to be part of such a lovely community.
Jakubko welcome to Project Noah, beautiful first spotting,ops sorry :-)
J my friend amazing 2 years,congrats and thanks for sharing with us your spectacular spotting page and your allready enormous knowledge,our Mooth super specialist
Thanks again Braulio! Thank you for the awesome information and discussion, Karen and Lauren! I had no idea they were so territorial! They look like gentle little birds! That's interesting about the hummingbird feeders. I definitely agree with Lauren's point that foods put in hummingbird feeders will never match their natural sources. Though, I also agree with Karen's point that they may only become dependent in some places, perhaps because they love a certain food source the blooms differently than the ever-present hummingbird feeder. Interesting discussion, Lauren and Karen! Thanks for the information!
That may be valid in some places. I assure you that here, the hummingbirds will go for long stretches of never coming near my feeders: mostly during the summer when the blackberries are in bloom
I had a hummingbird feeder for several years and they are very territorial and fight and chase away other hummingbirds. I also found that they became so dependent on the feeders that they stopped foraging among flowers as they should. Both the birds and the flowers need their natural behavior. It is wonderful to watch them and see them up close, but it is not good for them in the long run. None of the hummingbird food sources will ever match the nectar combinations that they should receive in nature.
They are highly territorial, especially regarding food sources. Generally speaking, the more feeders you have, the more birds you have. However, there was one place in Belize that had two feeders and hundreds of birds...
Ok J!
It was a pleasure to help you!
That's really interesting. I didn't know hummingbirds fought. Thanks for the information, Karen!
I've heard of ruby throats doing the same with early/late snows. We've decided it's time to buy another feeder so we have more hummers and fewer wars
That's fantastic, Karen! I can't believe such tropical birds could survive such a freeze. Good luck with the Rufous Hummingbirds! :)
It amazes me every time we have snow or a hard freeze, just how well they survive. There is usually a week or two when I have to pull the feeders before bed and wake before the sun(not hard to do in December) to put them back out. I'm expecting the rufous hummingbirds to arrive any day now and then the fights begin!
Thanks for the link, Braulio! I'll wait and see if the mission gets its range extended before I add spottings to the mission.
Ok! I´ll try.
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8533...
It seems that this mission is for the NE zone of USA, but, if you want to...
:]
Thank you very much Karen, Mayra, and Braulio!
Karen, that must be beautiful to see them in the snow! Braulio, I like the chicks too. :) You said that very well. Beautifully worded. Could you give me the link to that mission? I cannot seem to find it.
Oh! So cute! Sincerely, I love the chicks, specialy after the dissapear of the young Doves on my neighbor´s tree. It was just like a kind of... familiarity... Did i say that right? In every case it´s an awesome spotting! U should put it on the mission: Moms with her babies!
So lovely!
Wonderful shot! My favorite hummingbirds and I often see them coming to my feeder on snowy winter days, in deep freezes and all kinds of weather. INtrepid little guys that moved north and stayed
Thank you, Lauren!
This was a wonderful find!
Thanks so much, Reza!
This is an awesome spotting....I have never seen a Hummingbird chick and this little guy is awesome :)
Thank you, Laura and Vitthal! I was quite excited, especially with the second photo! The chick looks so adorable! Thanks again for your nice comments!
Great spotting, J!! This is a lovely, uncommon pic of a hummingbird in their nest with chicks! So cute :)