#allen’s hummingbird

[godofnectar]

I’m pretty sure that’s the rump of a Allen’s Hummingbird female, keeping her two tic-tac sized eggs warm in the cool 58 F breezy overcast Southern California evening.

As soon as the kids hatch, and start to get their plumage I’ll take a picture while their mom is out foraging.

You know, as beautiful and dazzling as male, hummingbird, plumage is, they are completely worthless as Fathers in the animal kingdom. Two seconds of copulation in the air & a short lifetime of fighting off everyone who approached their feeder or flowers. The females do all the work, building the nest alone, incubating the eggs alone, feeding two kids as a single mom all alone. It’s not how I was taught as a human being to be a father or a gentleman. But then again, I don’t have beautiful plumage, and I cannot hover or fly backwards. 🤣

SculptsO

[loneberry]

Based on the chirps coming from my trees I think this lil fella is an Allen’s hummingbird. Love the way their booties wiggy when they’re hovering

[atinorx]

allen’s hummingbird

[200isoshearwater]

allen’s hummingbird

[emilylorange]

studies of god's angriest warriors

[thiscountry]

Hello R.

[nothingmeowters]

I’ve consumed all Timbart content available to me… I’m not sure how much longer I can live like this…

[tangledinink]

right so, obvs, we have swanatello. received some delightful fanart of leonardcrow or peanardo. and i've got raphaeowl. but... i couldn't think of a good pun for mikey... but then i got some beautiful fanart of mikey as a hummingbird lately and i was like. oh, a hummingbird is PERFECT for him, but i wish it was a pu-- WAIT

introducing.........

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMICHELANGELO

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Allen's Hummingbird

Photo: Becky Matsubara

"A close relative of the Rufous Hummingbird, Allen's has a more limited range, nesting mostly in California. This is one of the two common nesting hummingbirds in northern California gardens (Anna's is the other). Females and immatures of Allen's Hummingbird are almost impossible to separate from Rufous females without close examination, so the status of the species in migration is still being worked out by dedicated hummingbird banders."

- Audubon Field Guide

[vintagewildlife]

Ruby-throated hummingbird and its chick sitting on a teaspoon By: Arthur A. Allen From: The Book of Bird Life 1961

[godofnectar]

Western sky over the Pacific this morning, at sunrise.

The nesting hummingbird moms were all a flutter at first light.

SculptsO

[ghestlin]

Need Tim with longer hair and just letting Bart play with it as a fidget toy. Just them mindlessly having so much physical contact with no thoughts about it.

[mosticonicbirdcallbracket]

MOST ICONIC BIRD CALL BRACKET: ROUND ONE: KOOKABURRA vs. ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD

IN THE BLUE CORNER, we have a special guest that is no laughing matter. ladies and gentlemen, it's the one and only kookaburra!

this fierce competitor hails from the australian outback, where it's been honing its skills as a hunter and protector of its territory. but tonight, it's stepping into a whole new arena, ready to take on any and all challenges in the ring. and listen to that signature call - some call it a laugh, but to its opponents, this is a warning. so get ready, because tonight, the kookaburra is here to prove that it's not just a cute bird - it is a force to be reckoned with!

IN THE RED CORNER, we have a combatant that's bold, beautiful, and boasts lightning fast reflexes, the allen's hummingbird!

with the ability to hover mid-air and to move at incredible speeds, the allen's hummingbird is a master at aerial combat - and it knows it. this tiny fighter is highly aggressive and has been known to fend off birds magnitudes larger than it, including hawks and kestrels. you'll be able to recognize this bird from the loud, bee-like buzzing from those mighty wings, but you'll want to check out these vocalizations, too - a series of chirps that starts off slow, but speeds up much like an engine revving. with its iridescent feathers in the spotlight, the allen's hummingbird looks ready to take on any opponent that dares to step into the ring with it.

[birdblues]

Allen's Hummingbird

[thiscountry]

more sugar for me

[nothingmeowters]

Sillies :3 I should draw some proper cissiecassie soon….