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Calliope Hummingbird


A really pathetic image, but I'm posting it just for my own record. It was taken in the wild, in Weaselhead, not in someone's garden visiting their feeders. We are just within the limits of the breeding Calliope Hummingbirds' range. This photo was taken on 9 June 2014. Have posted a somewhat better photo in a comment box, to show the colours more clearly.
"The smallest bird in North America north of Mexico, the Calliope Hummingbird inhabits mountain areas of the northwestern United States. It is the smallest long-distance avian migrant in the world, spending its winters in Mexico." From AllABoutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/calliope_hummingbird/id
"An adult calliope hummingbird can measure 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length, span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings and weigh 2 to 3 g (0.071 to 0.106 oz)." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope_hummingbird
"The smallest bird in North America north of Mexico, the Calliope Hummingbird inhabits mountain areas of the northwestern United States. It is the smallest long-distance avian migrant in the world, spending its winters in Mexico." From AllABoutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/calliope_hummingbird/id
"An adult calliope hummingbird can measure 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length, span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings and weigh 2 to 3 g (0.071 to 0.106 oz)." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope_hummingbird
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