[obol] Calliope Hummingbird, Umpqua, 27 Apr 2014
- From: Matthew G Hunter <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 22:54:32 -0700
This evening while visiting my mom in Umpqua I noticed a male CALLIOPE
HUMMINGBIRD on a post next to her garden. It fed with about 10 Rufous
Hummers at her feeders.
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewghunter/sets/72157644332654036/
BTW, if you look at the 3rd and 2nd to last photos in the set above (the
latter with the bird's tongue sticking out), you see a paler lower mandible
in the 2nd to last photo, but not in the 3rd to last photo. Apparently the
lower mandible is normally recessed up inside the upper mandible, and
mostly not visible most of the time??? I guess I hadn't thought about how
that worked...Interesting....
Matt Hunter
Melrose, OR
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