Francis At The Feeder

As Pica has noted, we enjoy watching hummingbirds. We have set up two hummingbird feeders in our yard, one on the east and the other on the south side of the house which we refill the feeders with syrup twice a week. Anna’s hummingbirds are the most common species and are present year-round; we’ve named the individual males of this species Francis. These hummingbirds are highly territorial and will chase each other off from the feeder frequently. Here is a photo I took today with my long telephoto lens of a male Anna’s on the feeder outside the kitchen window.