Hummer Holdover

by Nick Boren

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Hummer Holdover

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Nick Boren

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Photograph - Nikon Photography

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Most hummingbirds migrate to warmer temperatures during the winter months of most states in the US. A few decide to stay. We may never know why fewer stay behind and brave the long winter months.

These birds are by nature fascinating creatures, but it even fascinates me more to see them in the winter time when the temps plummet. I am amazed by there determination to survive it all.

At the time I captured this image it was 17 degrees outside. I am sure this little Annas was resting to conserve as much energy as it could.

From Wikipedia:

Hummingbirds are restricted to the Americas from south central Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, including the Caribbean. The majority of species occur in tropical and subtropical Central and South America, but several species also breed in temperate climates and some hillstars occur even in alpine Andean highlands at altitudes up to 5,200 m (17,100 ft).[30]

The greatest species richness is in humid tropical and subtropical forests of the northern Andes and adjacent foothills, but the number of species found in the Atlantic Forest, Central America or southern Mexico also far exceeds the number found in southern South America, the Caribbean islands, the United States, and Canada. While fewer than 25 different species of hummingbirds have been recorded from the United States and fewer than 10 from Canada and Chile each,[31] Colombia alone has more than 160[32] and the comparably small Ecuador has about 130 species.[33]

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January 14th, 2024

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