terryger Senior Member  376 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: butte sink, california More info | Jul 23, 2012 15:25 | #1 north americas smallest bird. caliope hummer. names such because the neck feathers flare when he is aroused and displayed almost like pipes of a caliope organ. he is about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of a regular hummer like a annas or a ruby throat. notice his size in comparison to the feeder flower   allens  black chin. easy to shoot. hard to capture purple gorget. reason for the name balck chin rather than purple chin.  rufus  annas  anna juvey male  Started with nothing and still have most of it!
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Oldjackssparrows Jeeeez, incredible comments!  More info | Jul 23, 2012 18:39 | #2 A fantastic set, very well done! Donate to Pekka, help pay our server costs...
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Jul 23, 2012 21:16 | #3 wow, beautiful set, and thanks for the identification help. very interesting.
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terryger THREAD STARTER Senior Member 376 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: butte sink, california More info | thanx guys, happy that someone besides me sees the beauty of the different breeds. i am lucky to live in a place they all frequent. Started with nothing and still have most of it!
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jodelak Cream of the Crop  More info | Jul 24, 2012 22:16 | #5 I love your collection of hummers, I say you are one lucky person ... does it really matter?i see with my eyes, i shoot with my fingers.
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And thanks for some very insightful info about the caliope.