Bird Identification

[Bean Counter]

Anybody know this little booger?

[Skyvalhunter]

Pheasant

[Bean Counter]

I knew it! 

[Bean Counter]

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[jyerxa]

Looking at my Golden's "A guide to field identification Birds of North America" hand book, the closest thing seems to be a Calliope humming bird. But this pic you have has a little more green on the breast than this book illustrates. 

[Alchase]

Female Rufus Humming bird.

[SeeThru1987]

looks to be a male ruby throat hummingbird.

[h2ofowlr]

Definitely a humming bird!   

[lokidog]

It is definitely not a Calliope or Rufous.  Pretty sure it's not a pheasant.... 

It could be a Ruby-throated male, but we are way out of it's usual range, though they are occasionally seen here on the west side.  It could also be a Black-chinned male as one of it's distinguising characteristics is a conspicuous white collar.  It is generally found on the east side of the state though.

Do you have any pictures with the tail spread out?  They have differently shaped tails.

Isn't it amazing how you can have a great picture of a bird and still not be able to positively ID it?

[Bean Counter]

Sorry, nope, a bird in flight with a 6D isn't exactly what the manufacturer had in mind. 

[PolarBear]

Ptarmigan

[Igottanewknee]

Turkey?

[Noiro]

Anna's hummingbird

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna's_hummingbird

Often difficult to ascertain juveniles from adult females.

[boneaddict]

I probably would have called it a Black Chinned.  Now I need to go look and see if there is such a thing or just something I called them for the heck of it growing up.   To me, rufous were orangish and Calliopes were smaller with ping elongated neck feathers.

[C-Money]

It appears to small to eat.....I'd enjoy watching it come to the feeder though.

[Alchase]

Location helps ID them, very few Calliopes on the West side of the mountains, Annas and Rufous are plentiful.

First pic is an Anna female,
Second pic is a Rufous,
Third is a Calliope

[lokidog]

Anna's hummingbird

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna's_hummingbird

Often difficult to ascertain juveniles from adult females.

Not even close.

I probably would have called it a Black Chinned.  Now I need to go look and see if there is such a thing or just something I called them for the heck of it growing up.   To me, rufous were orangish and Calliopes were smaller with ping elongated neck feathers.

That would be my guess, see my previous post.