Calliope

Male Calliope Hummingbird hovering, making sure I wasn't getting too close to the nest.

Male Calliope Hummingbird hovering, making sure I wasn’t getting too close to the nest.

Beautiful colors.

Beautiful colors.

The smallest bird in North America north of Mexico, the Calliope Hummingbird inhabits mountain areas of the northwestern United States. It is the smallest long-distance avian migrant in the world, spending its winters in Mexico.
Shot in North Central Washington, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.

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