Help-For bird-lovers: name of this ibird?

[salsabike]

That's a hummingbird for sure, and AZ is right--it's either rufous or Anna's. If it's a female, it's almost impossible to tell if it's rufous vs. Anna's.

http://hummingbirdworld.com/h/id.htm

[shootingstar]

I believe he also saw the other hummingbird type which was a flash of red near the feeder.

I did see some clear liquid dripping from its beak..which didn't get photographed for this little one.

This bird did not have any reddish markings that I could see at that time. Hope we get to the bottom of this mysterious identity so that I can change text from "flycatcher" to its real name.

[PamNY]

The photo looks very much like this juvenile Costa's hummingbird.

I don't know hummingbirds well but in many cases the youngsters have different coloration, making ID more challenging.

http://sdakotabirds.com/species_phot...mingbird_5.htm

[Velocivixen]

I think it's a female Anna's hummingbird. They live at my house year round (Portland, OR Metro) and so I get close up views of them all the time.

[shootingstar]

It does look closest to Anna's hummingbird. We were looking up at it and couldn't see the green sheen on its female back.

Amazing creatures, those hummingbirds. I didn't know that hummingbirds have the highest metabolic rate of all vertabraes! And a fast heartbeat.
http://www.laspilitas.com/California...ummingbird.htm

[Biciclista]

I think it's an Anna's too since you saw the male (flash of red) nearby. you can hear them BUZZ as they fly; no other birds do that.
now go fix your blog. fantastic photos!

[Trek420]

Hope we get to the bottom of this mysterious identity so that I can change text from "flycatcher" to its real name.

Also change the reason for his/her sticking the tongue out Hummingbirds eat nectar only. So no "anticipation of an insect meal".

Perhaps he's sticking his tongue out because "I just got mistaken for a flycatcher. Oh the humiliation"

But still, nice shot and nice close up. You rarely catch them resting.

[shootingstar]

But..but somewhere I read some hummingbirds do eat insects. Or maybe it was burping on its nectar. We were watching there, posed on the wire for over 10 min.

Anyway, I did change the text on the blog post to its better namesake. Thanks to all, everyone here!

[Trek420]

Now this is a flycatcher. Photo taken by and courtesy of Duck on Wheels*. Titled "King of all I can see" this is a Western Kingbird, which is one of the tyrant flycatchers.

[Velocivixen]

Juvenile Anna's hummingbirds have similar coloring, or lack thereof. I think it's a female, perhaps a youth.

[yellow]

psst...Trek...that looks like a Pacific slope flycatcher. WEKIs are a bit more...stout. And usually show quite a bit of yellow. I have a cat named WEKI (although she is not yellow; I just like the name)

shootingstar, yes, hummingbirds do eat insects, especially during breeding season, but they snatch them out of the air with their bills.

[Duck on Wheels]

Now this is a flycatcher. Photo taken by and courtesy of Duck on Wheels*. Titled "King of all I can see" this is a Western Kingbird, which is one of the tyrant flycatchers.

Nope. That is the Pacific Slope Flycatcher. I think the order of attachments relative to text just got a bit scrambled when I sent the email to Trek all of 10 feet across the room (of course, the email when all the way to Norway and back). Anyhoo ... The kingbird (also a flycatcher) is this one: