Anna's Hummingbird: A native hummingbird to the western coast of North America. Males have crimson crowns and throats, while females have green crowns, gray throats and some red markings. These birds are iridescent and very brightly colored.
Today I saw an Anna's Hummingbird at a flowering shrub at the bottom of the Lone Mountain stairs. I walked right up to her and she barely moved. It was the closest I have ever been to a hummingbird. The glistening green/blue color of her feathers was magnificent, and I caught myself staring for several minutes at the shimmering colors and the entrancing speed of her beating wings.
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