[Leica] IMG: Rufous Hummingbird

[Doug Herr]

For a week last fall an immature male Rufous Hummingbird visited the feeder in my yard on its southbound migration, claiming the feeder as its own and driving the dozen or so other hummingbirds away whenever they dared approach the sweet syrup.  This was the first Rufous Hummingbird I'd seen here and I hoped it wasn't the last.

Recently California's central valley was flooded with a wave of northbound Rufous Hummingbirds and until last night when an adult male Rufous Hummingbird B&B'd here it appeared the wave had bypassed my yard.  By midmorning it was gone.  I chose to pretend this was the same bird that visited last fall.  I have no way of confirming it's the same bird.  

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/selasphorus/ruhumm09.html
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/selasphorus/ruhumm11.html

Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, big old Gitzo.  All comments welcome.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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