Earlier this week, my SO told me that we had a new hummingbird at our feeder they other day. It's a male but a very young one. He was a little unsure of how to use the feeder and looked as if he still had some of his baby feathers. His colors weren't very bright and even when he wasn't eating, his tongue would pop in and out repeatedly. This morning I noticed a little hummingbird near the feeder but he sat opposite of where I was and he was small, so I couldn't see him. Once he was finished, he flew to the nearby vine and had a seat, to watch the world go by. I went to get my SO, he confirmed this was the hummer he saw the other day, which I have now named Baby Red for his youthful ways and his barely Red head (our hummingbirds here are almost all Anna's Hummingbirds). I got my camera and took some pictures from inside the house but they didn't take so well, so I went outside and Baby Red watched me walk all the way around and snap at least 10 different pictures of him. I left the last picture as-is so you can see how hard he is to pick out from the foliage he's sittin in. He's really quite cute, dontcha think? : )
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