It's extremely easy to fall into the trap of thinking that any hummingbird that you see here at Dallas Retirement Village is an Anna's, especially when you consider that we have two nests of Anna's Hummingbirds that are on their second brood for this season, both of which are located here in the Central Courtyard of The Lodge. Yesterday, on Saturday morning Jeanette and I were sitting on a bench in the Central Courtyard, enjoying a cup of coffee and watching the birds. We noticed a female hummingbird fly to the top of the closest tree, and even though I have plenty of hummingbird photos, I went ahead and took a couple of photos. When I looked into the monitor screen, I shocked to notice rufous coloring on the tail! Closer examination on my laptop revealed that it was indeed a female Rufous Hummingbird!
In general, we see Rufous Hummingbirds here on their migration route from wintering grounds in the tropics to summer breeding spots as far north as Alaska. We have observed them here at DRV from the middle of March until the first of May, and then again on their return route from August through the first part of September. This little lady appears to be bringing up the last of her species for their trip North this year.
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