Male costa having his last tank-up 10 minutes after sunset
Step-down formation of Costas taken in January 2002.
Ok, who's going to say grace?
Four in the hand with one waiting in the wings for a table.
THE SHADOW KNOWS!
By the bamboo.
Female Allen
Two tanking up.
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Male Rufous
Unusual view of hummer's head. There's not much in there!
Quail head carved by AB Wilson that hummers came to look at.
COSTA COUPLE SHARING
HANDSOME RUFOUS
FOUR HUNGRY FEMALES
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COSTA BY THE HONEY SUCKLE AT SUNSET
Not dark but well before sunrise
Male costa as seen through the window.
Temps in the low 40s; winds 30, gusting to 40 but they come to tank up before sunup
Taken inside the shed. They like it; no wind
Master Carleton Costa Esq.
Full wing span
Tongue experiment shows it is a long one.
16 flyers at makeshift feeders replacing ones lost in heavy winds.
Bee attack at 12 o'clock
Hummers fighting at the feeder
Old guy with a split flap
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Female, relaxed at the feeder
A cutie
A boy A girl
And a bunch
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Costa and Anna
Tie at the feeder
An oldie
Like an all-weather carrier pilot, nothing stops a hummer in lousy weather. And it was!
Rufous, 1st of the year and on schedule.
Charlie Costa with his Talented Cornet
(This guy had been into some heavy pollen flowers with a horn like trumpet to prove it.)
Look at those wings
Early bird at 0538 PST