location: Larue Bird Feeders
Percy the Broad-tailed Hummingbird 11/29/25
Who is the Broad-tailed Hummingbird Meet the Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) — a hummingbird built for mountain meadows, pine-oak woods, and high-altitude life. Think of a small, sleek “zoom-bird” with glossy green upperparts and a long tail that sticks out even when perched. What makes Broad-tailed Hummingbirds special Good Sources for Further Reading “Broad-tailed Hummingbird…
Hummingbird Banding November 28,02025
Two members of Banding Coalition of the Americas, Kyle Shepherd and Emma Rhodes, PhD, came to catch, weigh, measure, take DNA, band, and let Patty release our visiting Broad-tailed Hummingbird, named Percy, by Patty. The Science of Bird Banding Bird banding is a vital tool used by scientists and conservationists to uncover the secrets of…
Flower Bed Hummingbird
Unexpected Visitor We have had a lot of cardinals around our birdfeeders lately, and I hoped to get a few close-ups. We have a bunch of Indian shot, canna lilies growing behind the bird feeder and I set my tripod and camera up just to the side under the porch of our outbuilding. Well, I…
