Hummingbirds

Female Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) laying an egg

Female Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) laying an egg

This female has climbed up on the edge of her nest and adopted a hunched posture as she prepares to lay her first of two eggs.

Panther Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas

Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus)
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) and Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla)
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)
White-throated Mountain Gem (Lampornis castaneoventris)
Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps)
Oasis Hummingbird (Rhodopis vesper)
A one-day old Oasis Hummingbird chick (Rhodopis vesper) begs for food
Baron's Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris baroni)
Baron's Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris baroni) feeding from a  Heliconia flower
Female Purple-collared Woodstar (Myrtis fanny)
White-eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis leucotis) feeding on an ornamental flower
Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Female Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Female Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) laying an egg