Before I get to photographs I want to mention that our first confirmed Rufous hummingbird sighting of the year occurred on March 21.  It was a female.  I think we had seen two other females in the yard about a week previously but were unable to confirm whether they were Annas or Rufous.  However I never noticed a female Anna’s wintering-over so I suspect the Rufous females were actually here around 3/15.  And the very next day after the female confirmation, a male Rufous showed up in the yard but hung around only briefly.  (Sorry, no photos yet.)

These birds will provide several months of photo opportunities here in the yard, and it won’t be long before my blog switches back to concentrating on birds that visit the yard.