birds

photographs and videos of birds

black-chinned hummingbird

apodiformes, birds, trochilidae /

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)  breeds in the Western United States, north into Canada and south to into Mexico.  Adult males have the black chin, face and iridescent throat area. BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD (Archilochus alexandri) click picture for photo gallery Papilionidae (SWALLOWTAILS & PARNASSIANS) Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL

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allen’s hummingbird

apodiformes, aves, birds, trochilidae /

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Allen’s Hummingbird  (Selasphorus sasin) breeds in California and Oregon and some subspecies migrate to Mexico. The males has an iridescent throat, while the female and immatures don’t.  Immatures look like female Rufous Hummingbirds.   ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus sasin) click picture for photo gallery ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus sasin) video below https://youtu.be/Qt4prmpyXUYhttps://youtu.be/lHi1kKJyKu0

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bb-hummer

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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus latirostris) lived in Mexico and the Southwest United States.  Males are iridescent green with a blue throat, while females and juveniles are whitish beneath. BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD (Cyanthus latirostris) click picture for photo gallery BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD (Cyanthus latirostris) Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL

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swifts

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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Swifts, as the name indicates are fast flying birds.  They are in the family Apodidae, of the Order Apodiformes, which also includes, perhaps unexpectedly, Hummingbirds. Two species are represented below. ORDER APODIFORMES (Swifts & Hummingbirds) FAMILY APODIDAE (Swifts) click on pictures to open galleries CHIMNEY SWIFT (Chaetura pelagica) Chimney

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