The best things in life…
Some of the delightful hummingbird houseguests that have graced us with their presence (click selection to open and enlarge)
Anna’s glowing magenta crown and gorget
Anna’s hummingbird with Mimulus cardinalis
Anna’s hummingbird
Anna’s hummingbird
Bluebirds, Bonnie and Ben….not hummingbirds but guests never-the-less
Anna’s hummingbird
Rubythroat feeding at Monarda
Rubythroat at Salvia coccinea, a real hummingbird favorite
Rubythroat with Asclepias
Rubythroat (Little One) and Lobelia cardinalis
Rubythroat with Paintbrush (Castilleja)
Rubythroat (Little One) and Bee Balm (Mondarda)
Rubythroat and Salvia
Rubythroat and Salvia
Rubythroat and Salvia
Rufous and Hummingbird Bush (Anisicanthus wrightii)
Selasphorus and Powder Puff
Selasphorus and Salvia
Selasphorus and Cestrum
Selasphorus and Justicia
Selasphorus and Aloe
Selasphorus and Aloe
Rufous drinking nectar from a Manzanita
Selasphorus and Asclepias
Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana)
Mimulus cardinalis
Western columbine
Selasphorus and Powder Puff
Rufous at Bouvardia ternifolia
Rufous and Clerendendron
These two slept side by side every night
Drinking nectar from Shrimp Plant flowers
Rufous and Bouvardia ternifolia
Rufous and Callistemon