Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
There are two species
of hummingbirds that show up every summer at the
campground. This one, is a female black-chinned hummer, who
is trying to get a quick drink of sugar water from the
feeder before the male comes around to scare her away!
Perching on the feeder makes photographing, much, much
easier! Many hours are spent by our campers, sitting on the
veranda watching these tiny, VERY FAST birds hovering
around the tree and feeders.
The feeders provide a quick fix of
sugar water, but their primary diet is that of
insects!