Spot Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

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Tiny among birds, Anna’s are medium-sized and stocky for a hummingbird. They have a straight, short, bill and a fairly broad tail. When perched, the tail extends beyond the wingtips. Anna’s Hummingbirds are mostly green and gray, and the male's head and throat are covered in iridescent reddish-pink feathers that can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight. Diet and behavioral habits: A very common site in Balboa Park, all year round, Anna’s Hummingbirds are common in yards, parks, residential streets, eucalyptus groves, riverside woods, savannahs, and coastal scrub. Anna’s Hummingbirds are a blur of motion as they hover before flowers looking for nectar and insects. Listen for the male's scratchy metallic song and look for him perched above head level in trees and shrubs. Nesting habits: Nesting sites are variable, on a branch of tree or shrub, sometimes in vines, on wires, under eaves, and 4-25 feet above ground. The nest is built by the female, and is a compact cup of plant fibers and spider webs, lined with plant down and sometimes feathers, with the outside camouflaged with lichens.

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