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 Hummers! And other rites of spring...

4/10/2015

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Anna's hummer guarding the bottlebrush, back yard
PictureFemale Anna's hummingbird



    Hummers zoom through the back and side          yard, competing for access to feeders and      
   
flowering plants.

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Female Allen's hummer, at Grevillea near private residence, Furlong Rd
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Female Allen's hummer
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Male Allen's hummingbird, on guard at old orchard Grevillea bush
PictureA pair of Western Bluebirds at nest box behind the house


Not sure if any bluebirds or swallows are actually nesting or not, but when the swallows start showing interest in the nest boxes, then suddenly a pair of Western Bluebirds materialize and start showing interest as well....

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Violet-green swallow
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Female checking out one of the boxes in the old orchard
Meanwhile, the Oak Titmouse birds are definitely nesting, this adult bird bringing bugs to a nest in the back orchard.
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Oak Titmouse with bug
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Oak Titmouse bringing food to a nest
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Mourning Dove
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Golden-crowned sparrow, back yard
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Tom Turkey in the back yard
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