#Vancouver:Island

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Chestnut-backed Chickadee by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: A handsome chickadee that matches the rich brown bark of the coastal trees it lives among, the Chestnut-backed Chickadee is the species to look for up and down the West Coast and in the Pacific Northwest. Active, sociable, and noisy as any chickadee, you’ll find these birds at the heart of foraging flocks moving through tall conifers with titmice, nuthatches, and sometimes other chickadee species. Though they’re at home in dark, wet woods, they’ve also readily taken to suburbs and ornamental shrubs of cities like San Francisco.

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Female / Immature Male. by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Anna’s Hummingbirds are among the most common hummingbirds along the Pacific Coast, yet they're anything but common in appearance. With their iridescent emerald feathers and sparkling rose-pink throats, they are more like flying jewelry than birds. Though no larger than a ping-pong ball and no heavier than a nickel, Anna’s Hummingbirds make a strong impression. In their thrilling courtship displays, males climb up to 130 feet into the air and then swoop to the ground with a curious burst of noise that they produce through their tail feathers.

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Long Tailed Duck by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: On the Tide very overcast hence the high ISO .

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Costa's Hummingbird ( Female ) by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: One of the smallest Hummers in North America . Both Sexes Weight: 0.1-0.1 oz (2-3 g)

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Bufflehead Male 2 by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Adult male Bufflehead have a white body, black back, and a dark head with a large white patch that wraps around the back of the head. Females and first-year males are gray-brown overall with an oval, white cheek patch. In flight adult males have a large white patch on the upperwing; females and first-year males have a smaller white wing patch. Check another Bufflehead.... www.flickr.com/photos/kiphutchison/53330427518/in/datepos...

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Common Golden Eye ( Female ) by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Hit Z to view larger image,

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Anna's Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: This Male is most probably Non Breeder . Measurements Both Sexes Length: 3.9 in (10 cm) Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (3-6 g) Wingspan: 4.7 in (12 cm) Calypte Anna.

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Common Golden Eye ( Drake) by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Incoming from the Ocean.

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Rufous Hummingbird ( Male ) by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: MEASUREMENTS Both Sexes Length: 2.8-3.5 in (7-9 cm) Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (2-5 g) Wingspan: 4.3 in (11 cm) Rufous Hummingbirds have the hummingbird gift for fast, darting flight and pinpoint maneuverability. They are pugnacious birds that tirelessly chase away other hummingbirds, even in places they’re only visiting on migration. Like other hummers, they eat insects as well as nectar, taking them from spider webs or catching them in midair.

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Anna's X Rufous Hummingbird ( Hybrid ) by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Calypte anna x Selasphorus rufus

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Rufous Hummingbird by Kip Hutchison Via Flickr: Female picking up nesting material from Bulrushes.