Here's a male Anna's Hummingbird.
This photo shows the eye's translucent nictitating membrane - it looks like an eyelid, but it is not. It's used to protect the eyes in flight or when feeding young.
Now the eyes are open.
He has chosen a perch on the Blue Elderberry.
It's close to a couple of feeders in the front of the house.
He can rest and guard at the same time.
Small but mighty!
2 comments:
And what a handsome hummer he is!
I have a plant on my deck that the hummers like so it has been fun watching them.
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