Male broad-tailed hummingbird shows off against a beautiful sky
Taken last month during our time in Gunnison National Forest, this guy was a regular visitor, jealously guarding a feeder he had claimed as his own. One evening as we…
Male broad tailed hummingbird gets the lady’s attention
Oh yes, he was quite the handsome one and she appeared to be taking note. ;-) That isn’t quite what was really happening. In truth, this guy was a big…
Male broad-tailed hummingbird overhead
Kind of a fun, different angle of one of these little, fast movers taken a couple of days ago in Gunnison National Forest. We had a fantastic time camping in…
Broad-tailed hummingbird partakes in the milkweed
Well, since these little dudes don’t seem to like the milkweed I planted in my yard just for them, I had to travel for these. Haha. Actually, it was just…
Video slideshow – top shots 2022: Birds
I always joke that I don’t photograph “little birds” because they are boring. That isn’t entirely true. While I may not focus on them regularly, when the opportunity is there…
Hummingbird takes on a bald eagle
Well, this isn’t something you see very often! One of North America’s smallest birds challenging one of its biggest raptors! A bit of David versus Goliath in the bird world.…