Now that we have put up a feeder additionally to the plants, an immature male Anna's Hummingbird has mainly taken over the balcony and attacks any other hummingbirds who try to drink from the feeder and often sits on a tree nearby and sings (or rather rasps). At least this was what I thought first. I could identify it quite easily because there are already some dark/red spots on his had additional to the red on the throat. But sunday evening I could not find the red or dark spots on the head of a hummingbird sitting on another tree and "rasping", there was a red spot on the throat, but the head above looked green, like from a female. So I am curious if this in fact might have been a female? Do they sing also? And do they show the same territorial behaviour like males? Somehow they have to secure their food sources too, don't they?
Greetings to all hummingbird lovers, Marcella
Greetings to all hummingbird lovers, Marcella