Broad-tailed Hummingbird

©Ken Conger

Published: July 17, 2007

Ken Conger saw this Broad-tailed Hummingbird in Colorado.

The hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) was near feeders positioned outside a restaurant at the base of Mount Evans.

Ken took the photo with a Canon 20D and a 400mm f/5.6 lens.

View photos of other hummingbirds:
- Anna's Hummingbird female and nestling
- Anna's Hummingbird with a water-soaked bill
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird
- Calliope Hummingbird
- Costa's Hummingbird
- Purple-crowned Woodnymph
- Purple-throated Carib
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird perched
- Ruby-throated Hummingbirds swarming a feeder
- Rufous Hummingbird in flight at Oregon's William L. Finley NWR
- Rufous Hummingbird chicks in the nest
- Rufous Hummingbird hovering near a nectar feeder in British Columbia
- Rufous Hummingbird, close-up portrait of hovering bird
- Rufous Hummingbirds colliding in flight
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
- Tufted Coquette

Read more about Mount Evans in this Field of View posting by Associate Editor Matt Mendenhall.

How to care for hummingbirds in winter

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