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The Allen's Hummingbird is very aggressive in the garden. They will protect their favorite food source
from all other hummingbirds. In this case it is the Lion's Tail, Leonotis
leonurus. Their wings hum while they fly and there is lots of chatter while they fend off interlopers.
The Allen's Hummingbird is a common visitor to feeders (hummingbird
feeder recipe). We have a long list of plants that the Allen's Hummingbird will feed upon (see our
Hummingbird Garden list). Some of these plants become the
center point for a territorial battle between hummingbirds as they vie for feeding rights. The male Allen's
Hummingbird has a spectacular ruby throat. The Allen's and Rufous Hummingbirds are hard to distinguish,
the Allen's has more green on its back.Attract
hummingbirds to your garden.
This
Allen's Hummingbird image is available in high resolution and is part of our stock photo collection. |
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