The wildfire smoke finally subsided enough for me to get up into the mountains yesterday. Once again hummingbirds were on the agenda and this time they were really feeling their oats…err, nectar.
Yesterday morning I may have photographed a hummingbird casting tiny pellets. I’d never heard of such a thing in hummers.
Confusing to me anyway but then I’m often confused when it comes to molt and color variation in birds.
I have a low success rate with this kind of shot, especially with Mountain Bluebirds.
Preparing wild thistle seeds for consumption is more complicated and delicate than one might think.
The potential was there but except for some interesting behavior near the end I might as well have stayed home.
An older photo I’d forgotten even existed. Plus a report on our current drought and the disappearing Great Salt Lake.
A short trip for a young warbler. A meaningless journey to us perhaps but apparently it was significant for the bird.
