In the low desert, Anna's, Costa's, and Black-chinned are most common. Migration season brings Rufous Hummingbirds with relative frequency. Move into the Southeastern Sky Islands, and you'll see Blue-throated, Magnificent, Calliope, and Broad-tailed with frequency. With luck, you'll add Plain-capped Starthoat, Lucifer, Violet-crowned, Berryline, and White-eared. In this laundry-list of birds, you may even see Allen's during migration, if you are skilled enough to distinguish it from Rufous.
Adding in today's subject, the Broad-billed (Cynanthus latirostris), and there are 14 species that visit Arizona!
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Broad-billed Hummingbird, Boyce-Thompson Arboretum, AZ |
The Broad-billed is generally nondescript in other aspects aside from its appearance. It is known to be a "mild mannered" hummingbird - much less combative than other hummingbirds.
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Broad-billed Hummingbird, near Tucson, AZ |
Wow....I lived in Arizona for over a decade, and I never saw one in the 'wild' but only in the outdoor museums with the aviaries. These photos are stupendous.
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Great photos of an exceptional bird. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteWow this is so pretty hummingbird. Love the color!
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What amazing captures! I just love the information you've given also.
ReplyDeletebeautiful shots! What fabulous little birds!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures and how luck that they stood still long enough! The ones I try and shoot around here are too fast for me...lol
ReplyDeleteGorgeous details of those colorful feathers.
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Great capture!
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A perfect set of photos. Thank yoy.
ReplyDeleteI agree... Arizona's low deserts are perfect for wildlife like the Broad-Billed Hummingbird.
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