The winter hummingbird season has begun in the SE of the USA. Some migrant hummingbirds come to the Gulf Coast areas of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida instead of going down to Mexico and Central America. Here's a digiscoped photo of a female Rufous. She's been feeding from my flowers anf feeders for a few days and I noticed that she is banded (ringed). A female was banded at my home last March, so a hummer bander came over today to try and trap her, to see if she was his. No luck - she was what they call trap shy! But really there are too many flowers still blooming at this time of year.
Have a look at my webpage to see a photo of her with "silver anklet" showing:
http://helensbirds.homestead.com/rufous.html
Have a look at my webpage to see a photo of her with "silver anklet" showing:
http://helensbirds.homestead.com/rufous.html