I was doing my first mowing of the year and thankfully I had it set as high as it would go (grass was tall in a few places, wet everywhere) because i did not see this little guy until he disappeared under the mower. Luckily he reemerged unscathed but vary wary of me. I pondered the identification and finally asked Jeremy Chamberlain.
This Rufous Hummingbird has been hanging out at a friend’s house all winter. He survived some brutal weather and was counted on a CBC and a GBBC but can he survive the return of “Atilla the Hum” in a few weeks? I certainly hope so. Click image for a larger view.
It was almost exactly a month since my last chance to take a picture of Jupiter. The seeing was better but I’m not so sure of the result.
