And bossy and territorial and ballsy. He was divebombing a courting cedar waxwing just before I took this shot. The courtship was really sweet: both birds were offering berries to each other.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
The Audacity of Coloration
Ruby and crimson and emerald and shimmery--this Anna's hummingbird is in his full glory, unlike the tabula rasa juvie seen at the bus stop (in previous post).
And bossy and territorial and ballsy. He was divebombing a courting cedar waxwing just before I took this shot. The courtship was really sweet: both birds were offering berries to each other.
And bossy and territorial and ballsy. He was divebombing a courting cedar waxwing just before I took this shot. The courtship was really sweet: both birds were offering berries to each other.
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He been berry berry good to me! CW's are my favorite bird ever since I spotted one in our Baltimore back yard at age 9 or 10. I actually went inside to describe to my parents. I must have used words along the lines of "like a cardinal, only brown."
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