Female Rufous Hummingbird

Over the last 20 years that Wayne and I have lived here, we've been graced with the pleasure of having Rufous and Broadtail humming birds visit us in July and August just before they migrate south and after the abundance of wildflowers in the mountains have been depleated. This year, they were a little late, having appeared here about 10 days ago. They are always a site to behold. We are amazed at their grace and beauty and their combativeness. They fight like crazy to defend their territory; the nectar. This is a female Roufus, we think, that came to feed about 8:00 p.m. The guys must have been bedded down for the night, so she had the nectar all to herself.