Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

(L 3.75" WS 4.75" WT 0.12 oz)

Estero Llano
Grande St Pk

19Apr2013

Very adaptable...in deserts
and mountain forests
...west U.S. & Mexico.

flash photos

Like thoughts that flit across the mind,

Leaving no lasting trace behind,

The humming-bird darts to and fro.

Comes, vanishes before we know.

(Jones Very)