About 8 p.m. on my walk in my neighborhood, I had a Black-throated Hummingbird pair about 15 feet from me. The male was "strafing" (harassing) the female. She dropped to some wood chips under a newly planted tree, and he kept dive-bombing her. She kept watching him and fending him off. This continued for 4 or 5 minutes. Of course, I did not have my camera with me! He perched on the tree stake with his beautiful purple band brilliantly lighted by the setting sun to the west. I have never seen one that well before. I backed off to run get my camera, and by the time I got back, of course I could not find them! But you can bet that I will be watching my feeders all day tomorrow! I have lots of broad-taileds, but no rufous yet. Location is just south of 58th St on Van Bibber (just east of Hwy 93 and right below N Table Mt).
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