Scene in Edmonds: Birds and blooms

Posted: March 9, 2015 1041
From Sarah Boyd at Point Edwards, a hummingbird visits a feeder. The photo was taken by granddaughter Julia Nagel, who was visiting from Chicago.
Sarah Boyd at Point Edwards shared this photo of a hummingbird visiting her feeder. The photo was taken by granddaughter Julia Nagel, who was visiting from Chicago.
From Jim and Judy Clark in Esperance, a rhododendron in very early bloom.
From Jim and Judy Clark in Esperance, a rhododendron in very early bloom.

  1. The hummer looks like a female or immature male Anna’s hummingbird, a year round resident of Edmonds. Anna’s are native to Southern California and have gradually extended their range northward up the Pacific Coast.

    There are recent reports of juvenile Anna’s in Boise, ID. One theory is that hummingbird feeders, like the one in the photo, have enabled the Anna’s to survive our PNW winters despite the seasonal lack of natural food sources such as nectar from blooming flowers.

    Check out my 2015 edition of local bird photos for shots of Anna’s hummers in Edmonds
    this winter.
    https://www.pnwphotos.com/forum/showthread.php?11497-Wildlife-of-Edmonds-WA-2015

    Reply

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