[texbirds] Re: hummingbird, west Houston - ID?
- From: Lora Render <lorarend@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: aws2009@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:29:35 -0500
I believe this hummer is a Broad-tailed Hummingbird, I'm attaching two links to
my flickr page showing one with both species on the feeder and another one of
just the BT on the feeder....this may sound silly but the eye on the BT is what
helps me set the two species apart from one another.
Lora Render
San Antonio
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31557177@N05/5620034841/in/photolist-9yC9yr-9f9XXn-9ftDyy-98Yndh-9jbcTR-bkC1mR-9eWiHv-b9bn4R-9dWpc5-aXWfD6-8QkwRd-bYarcy-98VduT-98VdJK-c9W18U-9dWpzy-98YnLm-c7WUE3-9fCFad-98Ve8c-8HGzjA-98YmzN-9yC9EZ-9yNzKQ-bLEbeP-j1BmFb-9xQuF9-b9bn5i-c3CgnE-aXYaLX-bkC1mk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31557177@N05/6656121635/in/photolist-b9bn4R-9dWpc5-aXWfD6-8QkwRd-bYarcy-98VduT-98VdJK-c9W18U-9dWpzy-98YnLm-c7WUE3-9fCFad-98Ve8c-8HGzjA-98YmzN-9yC9EZ-9yNzKQ-bLEbeP-j1BmFb-9xQuF9-b9bn5i-c3CgnE-aXYaLX-bkC1mk
On Mar 9, 2014, at 10:52 PM, Albert Shultz wrote:
> A new hummer showed up at our feeder late this afternoon; see link for photo
> (poor, through window and cropped). Its markings were clearly different from
> those of the 3 other hummers we've had this winter (rufous and ruby-throat),
> and I am calling it a Calliope. The gorget is streaky purplish-red; the
> face has a lot of white around the base of the bill. However, the white
> forehead I don't remember seeing before, and in the photos the tail appears
> problematically longer than the wings. Any comments?
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bNH8E4NvFcCtZoN11MeG6NMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
> --Al Shultz
> Katy, TX (west Harris County)
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