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Post by kyvisitor on Jun 3, 2013 21:30:45 GMT -5
June 3, 2013, we believe we saw a possible Anna's (female) feeding on a wetlands shrub with small white flowers, in the Matanzas Pass Preserve hiking path area. It was the smallest hummingbird we've ever seen. We know it was not a moth! It came within inches of our face, was quite brave and even sat on a twig for a second, long enough for us to get a good look at it. Not a flashy bird, it had an unusual white rump patch, fairly broad tail and was fairly chubby. Could it have been a juvenile of some other species?
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Post by Joe M on Jun 5, 2013 16:23:01 GMT -5
Females and Juveniles of most hummingbird species are very difficult to ID.
Oberving it as a "small" hummer would indicate it was most probably a female rubythroated, which is fairly common in FL.
Anna's are a bit larger than Ruby's and have never been documented in FL during the summer months.
Without a good photo it would be hard to verify an Anna's in the summer months but as always, expect the unexpected from our little jewels!
Joe M
Lakeland
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Post by sunnydee on Jun 13, 2013 23:43:59 GMT -5
There was a great documentary on hummingbirds last night. It can be purchased also with a field guide Hummingbirds of N America which they said had helpful hints on how to identify juveniles of different species and ages. the site was PBS,org Public broadcast system
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