The bird photographed is a Black-chinned Hummingbird.
David Tonnessen Hot Springs, SD On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 7:57:42 PM UTC-6, Randy Vernon wrote: > > Cobirders, > > A female RIVOLI'S HUMMINGBIRD was at the feeders at the Fountain Creek > Nature Center at 11am today, observed by Jeff Hayes, Ron Goerzen and > myself. It was feeding next to a Broad-tailed Hummingbird, and the size > difference was remarkable--around 5" versus around 3 1/2". Extremely long > bill, grayish underparts, streaky throat, white patch behind eye. > Unfortunately no photo, because although I had a camera, I was so surprised > to see it that I spent the 30 seconds or so of good observation time trying > to memorize field marks and completely forgot to take a picture. Duh. > > It only made one appearance, although I waited for an hour hoping for > another photo opp. > > - Randy Vernon > Colorado Springs > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/bad37179-8b2b-4036-9145-5cc3507179a2%40googlegroups.com.
