photographs by Douglas Herr
Apodiformes: Trochilidae

species unknown, probably Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)
a common summer resident in the mountains of western North America.

Sierra Nevada mountains, California

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
A year-round resident of the west coast of North America.

Alameda and Sacramento County California

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
A summer visitor to the Pacific coast states, breeding as far north as Alaska.

Alameda and Lassen Counties, California

all photographs Copyright (C) Douglas Herr

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