Second Time to Meet

On the high plateau in the eastern Washington, I felt like I was just about to touch the clouds that seemed so close to the ground.

There I saw another summer hummingbird for the second time.  Calliope Hummingbird is short-billed, short-tailed, and the smallest hummingbird in the U.S.  Here is a male Calliope.

"I also spend winter in Mexico and visit here in summer.  

My gorget is so fancy with deep pink streaks."

"I'm waiting for my turn."

A New Hummer

Last several days I was travelling in Eastern Washington.  On the way, we made some stops, one of which was to visit a Hummingbird Crossing.   In Eastern Washington, I can expect to find two kinds of hummers that I cannot find in Western Oregon.

I was lucky to see one of them:  Calliope Hummingbird, male

"I am the smallest North American bird. 

I come here through the Rocky Mountains from

Mexico in summer.  I like to hang

around in mountains."

 

The other kind is Black-chinned Hummingbird.   Because this spring has been cold, I did not see this one.   I was told in a few weeks they should be arriving.