Madera Canyon is the home to both migrating Hummingbirds and those that are permanent residents. One of the residents is the gorgeous Broad-billed Hummingbird. As is the case with many birds, the males exhibit much more colorful plumage than the females. In the case of Broad-billed Hummingbirds, the males are a jewel like sapphire with emerald accents. The female lacks the emerald and sapphire colors but she still is a jewel, exhibiting the more subdued yellow-green of the gemstone peridot. Both of the birds shown here are sporting new plumage in the form of white pin-feathers. Soon those white “pins” will be as colorful as the rest of the feathers on these birds. They are indeed, Jewels of the Canyon.