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Fingertip Hummingbird (Original Post)
Donkees
Jun 2024
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jfz9580m
(15,584 posts)1. Very pretty
I think I have seen some type of hummingbird in my garden, but never got close enough to get a good photo. Well if it is not a hummingbird it is a bird of about that size and with similar movements.
keithbvadu2
(40,445 posts)2. Now that you have captured him, take him to your nest to feed your babies.
patphil
(7,102 posts)3. That's a very trusting hummingbird.
And quite a beauty.
Scruffy1
(3,420 posts)4. Looks to be an Allens female.
They live on the the West Coast from British Columbia through California. I've never seen one. Here in El Paso I get Broad Tails, but have never been able to get a good picture because I have to keep my feeders in the shade of my Giant Yuccas or it will evaporate away. I even trimmed of some of the dead branches to get a better view at sunse, but now have another drooping branch in the way. Trimming them is dangerous as they have sharp "Saw Teeth" on their brabches.
AllaN01Bear
(23,281 posts)5. aww. eggscllent that you got the little flyer to perch on your finger .