Rufous Rules and Annas Too

Looking over my Hummingbird photos for this weekend, at firest they all seemed to be of female Rufous Hummingbirds.

At the feeders...

Stationed in a tree on lookout.

Watching.

And eating!

As more Salvias and Agastaches come into bloom, I have more Hummingbird action in the Mudroom Flowerbed and the Back Patio. 

I enjoy watching these amazing flyers and pollinators.

And then I discovered that the Anna's were active too.

This gal has a dusting of yellow pollen on her bill. 

She's doing vital work here!

I never have a very good sense of how many Hummers are in the area.

I've seen three at a time - two of them fighting and the third observing.

There could be more than three Anna's and three Rufous...