Our only wintering hummer–the male Anna’s. 
Yellow-rump, in situ and in flight. 
If you had plumage like that you’d spend a lot of time preening as well. This heron is ready for the spring courtship season. Int he bad old days his ancestors were slaughtered this time of year so those plumes could be put into female humans’ hats. That’s a fashion that;s not coming back, thankfully. 
House Finch 
I’d love to see some of those birds. You live in a very beautiful area.
By: Robert Hancy on February 27, 2015
at 10:47 am