Rufous Hummingbird in flight
Taken this past August in Colorado State Forest State Park. These little birds are incredible fliers known for their precision maneuverability and intolerance of other hummingbirds that might intrude on…
Posing Hummingbird
It takes a lot of luck to capture these fast-movers in flight, let alone in a pose like this. This Rufous Hummingbird in Colorado State Forest State Park was kind…
Hummingbirds: Fight’s on!
Military pilots initiate sessions of head-to-head aerial combat training with that simple phrase. It seems appropriate for this picture of two hummingbirds who are about to begin a duel over…
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird in flight
Of the dozens of hummingbirds from this past week in Colorado State Forest State Park, this guy was the most elusive. He was clearly a master of the 'dine and…
Hummingbird takes a break
It isn't too often hummingbirds sit still but this one finally did. Taken in Pike National Forest, Colorado this past Sunday, this female Rufous Hummingbird was quite colorful. From her…
Rufous Hummingbird in Flight
As hummingbirds are hard to come by in suburban Denver, I had to go to the mountains to get some pictures of them. Well, actually, I was camping in Pike…