March 21, 2024 The year’s first broad-billed hummingbird careens in, all orange beak and emerald shine. And then a second male, the two corkscrewing through the air in a masculine ballet of aggression. The arrival makes five species of hummingbirds with the resident Anna’s and recent Rivoli’s, broadtail, and rufous pair. The numbers are low but we’re shifting toward the yard’s usual count of thirteen kinds of hummingbirds bookended by the equinoxes.
Beautiful photos as always (but especially so with subjects so tiny and which never stand still).
These hummingbirds are so beautiful! I’d love to see any of them just once! Stunning. I’m so glad hummingbirds exist in this world.
Absolutely beautiful photos and superb descriptions, as always! Thanks so much for brightening my day.