June 6 to 26 - Backyard Birds

This post contains a selection of birds seen from our back porch in June. Most are Hummingbird shots, but there are a few exceptions.

June 6

Only one shot here of a Rufous Hummingbird. We have Anna's year round, but the Rufous only show up in late spring and early summer. This was the last Rufous recorded in the yard at the time this post was composed.

Rufous Hummingbird - Back Porch, North Delta BC

June 16

This next shot shows an Anna's male with its Nictitating Membrane closed over the eye. It is used to protect the bird from dust or liquid. I'm not sure why it was closed in this situation. This and subsequent shots were taken in our backyard Apple tree.

Anna's Hummingbird - Backyard, North Delta BC

Less than a second later:

Anna's Hummingbird - Backyard, North Delta BC

June 19

Here's a male Anna's doing some contortions while preening.

Anna's Hummingbird - Backyard, North Delta BC

All done and ready to go.

June 23

There's more variety on this day.

Black-capped Chickadee - Backyard, North Delta BC

Here's an Anna's male without light reflecting off the gorget.

Anna's Hummingbird - Backyard, North Delta BC

We have both Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers in our backyard. I think this is an adult Downy.

Downy Woodpecker - Backyard, North Delta BC

And this one might be a recently fledged Downy. There's no red on the head of this one.

Downy Woodpecker (Imm?) - Backyard, North Delta BC

Next are a couple of Goldfinch shots. This might be a recently fledged bird as well, or maybe an adult in molt.

American Goldfinch (Imm?) - Backyard, North Delta BC

American Goldfinch (Imm?) - Backyard, North Delta BC

June 26

One more shot for this post, a House Finch in an interesting position. It's on the roof of our neighbor's brand new backyard work shop.

House Finch - Neighbour's Backyard, North Delta BC

That's all for June except for a separate post for a visit to Cheam Wetlands Regional Park on June 27. It will be posted soon.