P.O. Box 36194
San Jose, California 95158-6194
(408)560-3040
Bob Benson's Fine Art Photographs Of Nature From The Backyard To The Wilderness
Bob Benson's Fine Art Photographs Of Nature From His Backyard To The Wilderness
San Jose, California
Hummingbirds
The Anna's Hummingbird is a year round resident of San Jose, California. They are best seen feeding on a variety of flowers not at a hummingbird feeder. These feeders seems to bring out only these tiny birds aggressive nature but little of the great diversity of behaviors they exhibit
For example, I was picking raspberries one morning and heard the distinctive "chip" of a hummingbird. I looked up and there was a female hummingbird hovering about two feet across the row of raspberries from me at eye level. It proceeded to dip and "chip" several times until I moved several feet down the row of raspberries and she began feeding on the raspberry flowers. She just was ordering me to retreat to a safe distance while she fed.