Anna’s Hummmingbird (Calypte anna) Female by Larry Jordan
When temperatures reach into the triple digits, birds need lots of water. We’ve had a pretty mild summer up until a few weeks ago. Now we have temperatures over 100 degrees every day and birds are flocking to the water feature. Click on photos for full sized images.
Even the hummingbirds that drink sugar water most of the time need extra water when it gets this hot. Here is a female Anna’s Hummmingbird (Calypte anna) drinking and bathing at the water feature.
If you want to attract birds to your yard a clean water supply is essential. A moving water supply is best because birds can’t resist moving water.
And this hummingbird can’t resist my sunflowers!
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Larry Jordan
Larry Jordan is an avid birder and amateur photographer living on the Pacific Flyway near the Central Valley of Northern California. He is a board member of his local Audubon Society and is a bird and wildlife conservationist. Larry contributes to several wildlife conservation organizations and is a BirdLife International "Species Champion." He is also Habitat Manager for the Burrowing Owl Conservation Network, an organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of the Western Burrowing Owl population in the United States. Larry has been blogging about birds since September of 2007 at TheBirdersReport.com
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