Need help with hummingbirds

I have several Hummingbirds I need Id help with. The first one I think is the Costa's Hummingbird. The other's I am not sure of but they may be the same birds.

Thanks

Al

2nd one

3rd shot

4th shot

5th shot. Black-chinned - female???



This message was edited Nov 7, 2009 9:08 PM

last shot. Black-chinned...male????





This message was edited Nov 7, 2009 9:08 PM

#1 and #6 are both male Costa's.

#2 and #3 difficult call between Costa's and Anna's.

Not sure about #4 and #5.

Location would help a lot, please!

Resin

Resin, these were taken in Tucson Az

Thanks for the help

This message was edited Nov 9, 2009 10:33 AM

Thanks! Anna's is very improbable in Tucson, so I'd assume Costa's for 2 & 3 as well then.

Resin

Alrighty thanks again

I know nothing about hummingbirds, but I do know these are beautiful photos. Congrats

Thanks Lagerfran

#1 is Costa's. #2 is either Costa's or Anna's, probably Costa's. #3 looks a LOT like Anna's but is probably Costa's in very bright light based on the location. #4 and #5 might be Black-chinned but I'm not at all sure. #6 is Costa's.

I have to see what other shots I have but it seems Costas is what they are.

Thanks all.

Ah Tucson, so many hummingbirds. I have a place in the SE corner of AZ and here are my thoughts:
#'s 1 & 6 are male Costa's. #'s 2 & 3 are male Anna's (They are not common, but are definitely present during migration. The gray breast helps with #2). The angle of the photo on #4 makes it a challenge, so no idea. And #5 is an immature or female Broad-billed Hummingbird (note the lower mandible is orange and the white line behind the eye.

Thanks for sharing!

Wow, I'm no help with ID, but just wanted to compliment your photos. Really FANTASTIC!

DITTO!!!! on those photos. Mindblowing!!!

Thanks

While this tread was being debated, I was chasing both Anna's Hummingbirds and Costa's Hummingbirds through City parks in Gilbert, AZ a suburb of Phoenix, and Yuma, AZ. These locations are a couple hundred miles west and north of Tucson, AZ. However, from what I learned locally, I would expect to find both species in Tucson, at this time.

One distinguishing characteristic is the length of the wings, relative to the tip of the tail. At rest the wing tips of the
Costa's Hummingbird are approximately equal in length to the tip of the tail.

This is a Costa's Hummingbird, photographed in Yuma, AZ Dec. 14, 2009

The Anna's Hummingbird tail is considerably longer than the wing tips.

This is an Anna's Hummingbird photographed in the "Water Ranch, Riparian Preserve Park," Gilbert, AZ on December 15, 2009.

Nice shots and comparison...this helps. So you got to Az...how was it and what birds you get? Post up some photos.

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