winter hummer

winter hummer, a photo by andromeda2006 on Flickr.

It's been quite a while since a hummingbird has shown up here in winter. It appears to be either a rufous or allen's hummingbird.

There are still blooms in the garden which is heavily planted in hummingbird favorites. However, the weather is turning much colder and last evening I had to cover some of the flowers in an effort to save them for the bird. Of course, winter will eventually catch up with me and the rusty hummer will only have the feeder if he decides to linger.