Beautiful little rufous arrives in July and the property disputes begin as he tries to claim ownership of all the feeders, flowers, and the good lookout perches. The Broadtails give way to him and sneak in to sip when he’s not watching. The smallest of our bird community, Rufous is only here to rest and feed for a bit on his long migration south, so the broadtails who stay all summer only have to put up with Rufous ruling for part of their time here. I’ve read Rufous is the faster and more agile flier and my natural light shutter speeds confirm this.
Beautiful photos, Con.
what a stunning bird!
That really is a stunner!
Thanks, wren, CGPoet, and Beth. The light was beautiful and the subject, as you say, stunning. Did the bird cooperate because he saw his beautiful reflection in my lens glass?