Latin name: Archilochus alexandri
Spanish common name: Colibri Barbinegro
It isn't spring in Perote until the black-chinned
hummingbird comes buzzing around.
We were concerned this year because it
seemed they were late and we were
afraid they might have had a hard
time surviving the cold winter temperatures.
We shouldn't have been concerned.
A single male arrived one day.
I put out the feeders the next morning.
By evening, there were three.
The next day, we knew there were four -
maybe more.
The next day, they looked more like bees
than birds around the feeders.
I caught this one as he was feeding on
cactus blooms.
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