Anna’s Hummingbird
December 2012 – Eugene, Oregon
This female has something wrong with her leg, which appeared to just dangle. She was able to cope with it, but she might have been having a hard time cleaning herself (these birds use their feet for that), as you can see all the crud on her bib. Hopefully, she’ll be OK in the long-run.
Anna’s Hummingbird
June 2012 – Hillsboro, Oregon
This male was looking a bit beat-up. You can’t see it in this photo, but he’s missing nearly all the secondary feathers from his left wing (they’re just growing back in). It didn’t seem to slow him down though – he was busy chasing other hummingbirds from the area…