Best Hummer spot in the USA I've ever seen is Cave Creek in the
Chiricahuas in southern Arizona. This place also has the Elegant
Trogon, a truly unforgetable bird. Spectacular birds and spectacular
scenery.
Jerry Liles
Moose wrote:
Nice Hummering in the Chiricahuas too. Also that nice old couple in
some suburb down there in S. Ariz. (precise enough for you?) who let
you hang around in their back yard with all the feeders. In addition
to the Blue-throated, Broad-billed, Magnificent, and the other more
common varieties I saw elsewhere in SW. Ariz., I saw a Violet-crowned
and a Lucifer's in that back yard. The Lucifer's really showed the
difference between very good binocs and great ones. That bird never
came down to the feeders while we were there, just sat up in a tree
against a bright sky, then left. The downward curving beak was clear,
but the B&L 8x40 Waterproof Elites actually could pull detail of the
'beard' out of that glare. The other pair only showed a profile.
Moose
Skip Williams wrote:
I'm assuming that you're going to be stalking hummers at feeders, as
their speed is far too fast for you to catch them on most
wildflowers. The best spots that I know of are at private feeders in
California or at concentraion spots in Southern Arizona. In s.AZ,
you can get up to 11 different species, which is by far the highest
variety north of Mexico. Madera or Ramsey canyon in the Santa Rita's
or the Huachuca Mts are likely the best places. They have permanant
feeders setup that really bring them in. You can easily see 15-20 at
one time on a group of feeders and likely sit within 10 feet and take
pictures once they get accustomed to you.
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