Backyard hummingbird photos

Some of the hummingbirds spotted in my backyard in Sierra Vista, Arizona. (And one in Montana😉)

Show-off broad-billed looking you in the eye as he flies.

Closeup of an Anna’s. He has a bit of gunk on the beak.

Bird on a stick and gunk on the beak which is probably pollen. He’s an Anna’s.

The Anna’s tongue is in focus. The rest of the bird, not so much.

Broad-billed flying.

Little immature male rufous flying. This was during a chaotic, four-species hummingbird rumble in my backyard.

Bird on a stick; black-chinned, I think.

A young rufous flying, ascending, and twisting. Probably to attack another hummingbird.

Female or immature black-chinned flying in my backyard. Notice the missing wing feathers.

A young male Anna’s. Some of the feathers are starting to reflect magenta.

Female or immature black-chinned(?) with tongue out and flying. They use their tongues like straws to siphon nectar out of the feeders.* Sort of like that movie where the one guy drinks the other guy’s milkshake. 

Bird on a stick. A broad-billed in the mesquite.

Here’s an Annas’ flying with gunk on the beak.

A rufous flying towards the feeder to attack another hummer. Did I already say they’re little thugs? (Montana)

Colorful Anna’s male reflecting red.

Male broad-billed flying,

Black-chinned flying towards the feeder. In the hierarchy of hummingbirds in my backyard, black-chinned are the least aggressive.

Black-chinned hummingbird’s purple iridescence. Yeah, when the light hits just right, the black part reflects blue or purple.

Male Anna’s flying, and feathers reflecting red and magenta.

*This, of course, is completely not true.