Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Anna's Hummingbird


Anna's Hummingbird is now a sweet, year-round resident along the mild coastal regions Washington state:
This is a fairly recent thing. Anna's Hummingbirds typically live in a wide variety of habitats including chaparral, but in recent years they're often found in suburban gardens where hummingbird feeders and exotic plantings provide them with food throughout the year. The Anna's don't make epic migrations like other hummingbird species, but travel around the countryside and hang out wherever they find something to eat. Smart!
Like Crocosima. This flower is a delight of the July garden, and the hummingbirds love it. Everything about this plant is nice. The plant is an impressive height but doesn't flop over; the red flowers bloom for a few weeks and then the stem forms a little row of "seeds" that look like an ornamental string of peas. It does well in our yard and has multiplied over the years, so now we have big clumps the Anna's like to buzz on sunny days.

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