ARIZONA 2011 : The Huachuca Mts
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Aug 5, 2011 | by Adrian Binns
In contrast to the Chiricahua’s the devastation from the Monument fire was very obvious once we reached the Huachuca Mts. Ash Canyon (above) was hit hard and Miller Canyon was impossible to drive up consequently so we were not able to visit the plethora of feeders at Beatty’s.
It was nice to have species comparisons when they landed to feed. Above you can see that the bird on the right, an Anna’s, is bulkier whereas the female Black-chinned on the left is more slender with a narrower neck and longer bill.
Talking of displaced animals, Mary Jo kindly showed us where a Black-tailed Rattlesnake (above) was hanging out – under her bird seed containers! What a beautiful specimen it was measuring at least 3 1/2 feet.
While in the Huachuca’s we also paid a visit to Tony Battiste’s B & B, where a male Lucifer (above) put in a couple of appearances over a two hour period. An Allen’s was also making attempts to get to the feeder, and it was interesting to witness Broad-billed’s being very aggressive and not allowing either the Rufous or Allen’s much of an opportunity to get in. Likening the Broad-billed, to the Flyer’s heyday in the ’70’s, we renamed them the Broad-billed Bullies!
With the addition of Lucifer and Allen’s we were now at 11 hummingbird species for the trip!