This gallery contains photos from a few recent birding outings where I went out looking for Spring migrants, including Calliope Hummingbirds. On the May 6th outing I found one!
I was walking the path looking carefully for any kind of hummingbird. I only saw a couple male Anna's (which are easily identified) but toward the end of my walk I saw another hummer. I couldn't tell what it was, so I followed it down the path until it perched. It was a female Rufous Hummingbird (ID'd with tail noticeably longer than her folded wings) but then I heard yet another hummingbird and the Merlin app ID'd it as a Calliope. I stood in place for a few minutes until I saw another hummingbird flying nearby. When it perched I pointed my camera and saw it was a male Calliope Hummingbird! He sat still, facing away from me, for a few minutes and I took a bunch of photos. I was then lucky enough for him to turn around and face toward me. Meanwhile, another Calliope was singing to my left, but I couldn't find that one.
I also had nice encounters with a few birds, including a House Wren who posed nicely on a perch for me.
These photos are © 2023 Phil Thompson, all rights reserved.
My "birds in review" collages can be found here.
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9:23AM Monday May 01, 2023
Western Tanager
9:27AM Monday May 01, 2023
Western Tanager
9:28AM Monday May 01, 2023
Steller's Jay (Coastal)
9:28AM Monday May 01, 2023
Steller's Jay (Coastal)
9:28AM Monday May 01, 2023
Steller's Jay (Coastal)
9:28AM Monday May 01, 2023
Steller's Jay (Coastal)
9:28AM Monday May 01, 2023
Steller's Jay (Coastal)
9:28AM Monday May 01, 2023
Steller's Jay (Coastal)
9:35AM Monday May 01, 2023
Warbling Vireo
9:35AM Monday May 01, 2023
Warbling Vireo
9:35AM Monday May 01, 2023
Warbling Vireo
9:43AM Monday May 01, 2023
Acorn Woodpecker
9:49AM Monday May 01, 2023
Wilson's Warbler
9:49AM Monday May 01, 2023
Wilson's Warbler
9:52AM Monday May 01, 2023
Wilson's Warbler
10:18AM Monday May 01, 2023
Black-headed Grosbeak
10:18AM Monday May 01, 2023
Black-headed Grosbeak
10:18AM Monday May 01, 2023
Black-headed Grosbeak
9:27AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Orange-crowned WarblerThis individual has an unusually-long and pointed bill.
9:27AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Orange-crowned WarblerThis individual has an unusually-long and pointed bill.
9:27AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Orange-crowned WarblerThis individual has an unusually-long and pointed bill.
9:27AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Orange-crowned WarblerThis individual has an unusually-long and pointed bill.
9:31AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Anna's Hummingbird
9:31AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Anna's Hummingbird
10:14AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Western Wood-Pewee
10:14AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Western Wood-Pewee
10:17AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Western Wood-Pewee
10:17AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Western Wood-Pewee
10:18AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Western Wood-Pewee
10:18AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Western Wood-Pewee
10:24AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Anna's Hummingbird
10:27AM Tuesday May 02, 2023
Western Wood-Pewee
7:06AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Turkey Vulture
7:07AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Red-shouldered Hawk
7:07AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Red-shouldered Hawk
7:48AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:01AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:01AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:01AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:01AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:01AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:01AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:01AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:02AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:02AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:02AM Saturday May 06, 2023
House Wren
8:27AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Rufous Hummingbird
8:28AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Rufous Hummingbird
8:33AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:33AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:33AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:33AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:34AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:34AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:34AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:34AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:34AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:34AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:34AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:35AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Calliope Hummingbird
8:41AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Spotted Towhee
8:42AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Spotted Towhee
8:43AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Spotted Towhee
8:43AM Saturday May 06, 2023
Spotted Towhee