Actually, it might not be an Allen’s Hummingbird; it might be a female Rufous. The more I search, the more confused I get. Even some of the male Rufous are red-brown. So I figure if I sound really convinced, maybe I’ll be right by default. 🙂
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These are fantastic. It’s starting to warm up here so I’m going to be looking for the hummers to return soon.
We have had a few that stayed all winter–be it ever so mild–but this little guy is new and bossy!
Very cute little creature.
Love them!
Great shots.
Thanks.
A beauty of abird. I know a little about the birds I see regularly, so I can in no way help ease your confusion. Even the experts in Iowa are confused between the western Hummingbirds that come here. Some just have to remain unidentified. 🙂
If you have the time or inclination, you could always go to http://www.whatbird.com/forum/index.php? and ask. Some of the members are California birders and really knowledgeable.
Just when I think I have it figured out I get confused by another site and another pic. I will check out this place. My Audubon has Rufous pics that look like what other sites are calling Broad-tailed. Their female Rufous is the only red one. Then I go to sites where all the Rufous are red. Then you have the difference between young and old. What is a gal supposed to do? 🙂
“What is a gal supposed to do? ”
Try to find an expert, if at all possible. There are so many misidentified birds out there, especially on photograph sites. I ran into a post recently where a photographer ID’ed a little Butterbutt as a Western Meadowlark. After I laughed about it, I left a kind comment. You know what he edited his post to say? “This is a Yellow-rumped Warbler, sometimes confused as a Western Meadowlark.” LOL
Sadly, what is really bad is the printed field guides that have wrong IDs in them. I have one at home that has a sparrow wrong. It wasn’t one of the “big” guides, like Sibleys or anything, but if that guide is all some people have…
One of these days I will get a better guide. It really is confusing. I’m better at IDing than I used to be, but not as good as I want to be. 🙂
A comment on that site from a city nearby said that it is probably a Rufous because Allen’s stick closer to the coast. I don’t know if that is true, but it is how confident you sound, I guess. 🙂
“but it is how confident you sound, I guess. ”
LOL, that is possibly true, but if I see someone consistently correct in their IDs, I tend to trust them. But then I’ve come to appreciate humility in some birders I’ve come to know. The “I don’t knows.” go a long way, maybe not so much with their birding, but it says a lot about them as a person. 🙂
True about anyone. I shy away from cocky.
Oh, your Rufous Hummingbird just happens to be named “Allen”. 😉
I like that solution! And I will call all my broad-tailed ones Anna! 🙂
I marvel at how ever more detailed your photos of the hummers have become. This one’s “ruff” looks like a treasure trove of gold!
He is an amazing little guy and so feisty. I had 3 tonight at my feeder hooked to my window. They should have planned their meeting in better light. 🙂
I am mesmerized by the detail in the feathers! Awesomely beautiful!!
They are amazing critters. Last night I had 3 feeding at once on the window feeder, but it was too dark to get a good pic.
After following your blog, I want to be a bird person, but with three cats, I feel I would be aiding bird murders!
🙂 That is a consideration. We have 2 next door, and they stalk periodically, but I have not seen evidence of their success, at least in my yard. But then I have a dog.
I’m not sure if my cats are successful either; they are kind of lazy, but it doesn’t keep them from trying of scaring off the birds. I was on my way home yesterday and there were 3 or 4 cardinals in the road. Silly birds!
Boy, that would have been a picture.
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From my friend Lilly who does such beautiful bird photos!
Thanks! 🙂
you are very welcome!