Hummingbird (Blk-Chinned)

Black Chinned Hummingbird

(Archilochusalexandri)

Photographed at

Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona   Apr 2010

Las Vegas,  Nevada  Mar 2018

A hummingbird of relatively modest appearance, the Black-chinned Hummingbird is common throughout much of the western United States. It occupies a range of habitats, from urban areas to desert, and from sea level to over 8,200 ft.

In a study in Arizona and New Mexico, nesting females spent most of their time in canyon bottoms but often relied on nectar sources on nearby hillsides. Males occupied and defended territories on the hillsides but rarely ventured into the canyon bottoms.

Female keeping an eye on her nest

Photos below           Mar. 11, 2018          Las Vegas

 Female

Found a nest of two Hummingbird babies with the mother feeding her young.

  

Remember the nest with the two inside is no bigger than a Quarter

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