The Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) is a summer visitor to the mountains of western North America, where it stakes out a territory where forest and meadow meet. I located one of these birds in El Dorado County, between my home near Sacramento and Lake Tahoe.
A little patience revealed the bird's favorite perches and I sat & waited while the little meadow-buzzer made his rounds, eventually landing on this perch.
A little patience revealed the bird's favorite perches and I sat & waited while the little meadow-buzzer made his rounds, eventually landing on this perch.