2025—Back to the Broad-bills

I’m still savoring my trip to Madera Canyon and the hummingbird extravaganza we experienced there in June. While the Broad-billed Hummingbirds outnumbered the other species of hummingbirds there, we had our fair share of Rivoli’s, Black-chinned, and even quite a few Beryllines. This is likely a juvenile Broad-billed male as he is not completely bejeweled with the dazzling colors of a mature male and his wing feathers have not filled out. But, regardless of what stage these hummers are in, they are still spectacular and I sometimes have to pinch myself that I am actually seeing them live.

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