Male Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna

[c.j.]

CJ's Desert Dwellers: Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna

Length:100 mm (4 in)
Wingspan: 130 mm (5.25 in)
Weight: 4.3 g (0.15 oz)
Family: Trochilidae

Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna is the only U.S.hummingbird with a red crown!!


Common in open woods, chaparral and flower gardens. Larger and sturdier than a Black-chinned with a relatively short bill. (Close observation of this photo will reveal a slightly protruding tongue)

Voice: Feeding note is is a "chick" or "stit". When courting a female, the male makes a "pendulum display", a huge aerial diving arc past the female, making a popping sound at the bottom of the arc.

Handheld
Slight Crop
Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi
Canon Lens EF 300 mm 1:4 L IS, hoya 77mm HMC UV[O]
Canon Extender EF 1.4ex II
Photo date:2007-02-02

[paulnj]

Nice image, but the usual image of them has a different lighting angle showing of the brilliance of the gorget.