Hummingbirds arrived ?

A HUMMINGBIRDS arrived at Richmond, BC, Canada ?

Friday, January 14, 2011. Outside is a rainy and glumly day. The sky is covered with low, leaden clouds. I’m seating and looking at my monitor, which just a few seconds ago burned out.

Ok... No internet and no processing of photos for a few days … life are getting boring.

I’m taking my cigarette and going to the patio for a smoke. (I know it’s stupid, but…)

So, I come out to the patio and I see a hummingbird on my hummingbird feeder!

I’m going back, taking my camera – the show begins.

I know I can’t make a good image but I can’t lose that chance! A Hummingbird in January? No way!  

Let me ask you a something: What is that? A new arrival?  An winter abundant ?

A number of books point out that Anna’s Hummingbird is wintering in the Vancouver area, but I never saw them before. And it’s defiantly Anna’s Hummingbird.

What do you think?  

European Starling (Juvenile).

Seagull

Bald Eagle.

This photo was taken at the West Dyke in Richmond, BC, Canada. A pair of Bald Eagles has nested there for a long time, The nest is pretty close to a trail and you can see them almost all time.
Bald Eagle Lifts the Spirits of the Nation in Kane Miller Civil War Picture Book

Common merganser

This merganser is regularly seen along raging streams or chunks of ice in winter lakes. You can find large flocks in winter, often facing the same direction. It obtains food by diving in deep water. However, it also seen in shallow water.

Female can be confused with female Red-Breasted Merganser.

Mallard & Waterlilly