Saturday, June 18, 2022

MALE ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, CYPRESS PROVINCIAL PARK ROAD-LOOKOUT,WEST VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022 - PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE LIST SPECIES # 1,026

   We can ID this hummingbird as a Male Anna's Hummingbird as follows:
  • Black face, forecrown and throat
  • Red gorget (patch of colored feathers on throat and/or upper breast). The gorget is iridescent and can change color depending on the light and viewing angle.
  • Medium length and straight bill
  • Gray breast and green belly
  • Greenish-gray back and dark wings
   Anna's Humingbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,026.




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