black-chinned hummingbird

The first hummers of the year arrived today! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/320399351#_ga=2.179427680.573571894.1615994683-1338034976.1615994683

This and the Anna's are very similar in appearence. So, ID of them takes a little experience and practice. The lack of diffiniteve markings in the chin and throat; lack of markings in the flanks; the shortened 1-3 rectrices help to ID this as a Black-Chinned

First the calliopes arrived early and are still at my feeders after 9 days-they normally stayed no more than 2 days. Then this black-chinned hummer arrived 6 days early and has been here for 3 days-he normally stays a day and a half. He's considered a rare sighting in our county even though...

Black Chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Hummingbirds are a primary pollinator of Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens). Photographed this female foraging on Ocotillo in an urban setting with the surrounding area being over grazed desert grassland of the...

A rare sighting in our county every year since 2009, this male showed up at my feeder right on time. He just stayed one day which is what he normally does, but he usually does return one or two times a few days later. I'm expecting a female to arrive sometime in the next two months if it...

Hi Folks- Took the Black-Chinned Hummingbird and created a Digital Oil Painting using Photoshop CC, Oil Paint Filter.

Hi Folks; Shot with difficulty in shaded area with dappled light. However, it was either this or nothing. So I decided on this capture at Madera Kubo B&B. Will try to do better next time.

Hi Folks; Another Hummer from our archives. Captured this little Black-chinned Hummingbird at Madera Kubo, B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ. The Black-chinned Hummingbird is a small hummingbird. Adults are metallic green above and white below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and very...

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Photographed perched in an escarpment live oak (Quercus fusiformis) in south Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA. Edwards Plateau Vegetational Area with rolling limestone hills at ca. 198 m (650 ft) elevation.

Hi Folks; Another Hummer I captured yesterday at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ. Then converted to a Digital Oil Painting using Photoshop CS6 Oil Paint filter.

Hi Folks; Visited Madera Kubo B&B yesterday and captured this male Black-chinned hummingbird from which I created a digital Oil Painting using Photoshop CS6 Oil Paint filter

HI folks; Visited Madera Kubo B&B last Sunday, and captured this one of 3 resident Hummers, Black-chinned Hummingbird, other two are Broad-billed and the Magnificent which is very skittish. Fill flash assist

A rare sighting every year in our county, this guy arrived on 4/20/13, six days earlier than last year. He just stayed no more than 5 minutes and he disappeared as he does every year. I had to take my photos through the window, but one day I hope to get a better picture.

Hi Folks; Captured this female Black-chinned Hummingbird at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ. for the first time last Saturday. Fill flash assist.

Hi Folks; Visited Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ and captured this male Blak-chinned Hummingbird under a canopy of leaves from tall Oak & Sycamore trees. Fill flash assist. Had a great day with Rufous, Broadbilled, and Magnificent Hummingbirds for future posting.

Photographed in Madera Canyon, AZ in May, 2011

Photo taken at f5.6, 1/2700, ISO 3200

Just got back from a trip to New Mexico. Look forward to sharing a lot more pictures of some species that are fairly rare for the United States and not many pictures of them here on the bird forum. It is will take some time to look through them, but for now here is a female and male...

Photographed this Black-chinned Hummingbird at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ this morning using Flash fill assist.