SW Texas Aug 2004
PLUMAGE STUDIES:
Portal, AZ Hummingbirds

by Vic Fazio

see also DOCUMENTATIONS,
SCENICS & HABITAT




Hummingbirds

 immature Anna's Hummingbird

An immature Anna's Hummingbird in Portal, AZ 17 Aug 2004

After consulting Sheri Willimson's Hummingbird of North America here is my best stab ageing and sexing these birds. I consider myself weak in ID'ing immature western hummingbirds (i.e feel free to correct any errors).

Female Magnificent Hummingbird in Portal, AZ 17 AUG 2004



An adult male (left) and female (right) Broad-tailed Hummingbird in Portal, AZ 17 Aug 2004

An immature male Broad-tailed Hummingbird in Portal, AZ 17 Aug 2004


All photographs by Victor W. Fazio III (Part of the AVES.NET PHOTOGRAPHIC INDEX).
All these images are digital stills (0.84 megapixel) off a Sony TRV340 25x camcorder (usually with 2x teleconverter attached = 1750 mm lens).