Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) - 21Jan2017

Anna's Hummingbirds are fairly common out west and I have seen many of them, but when such a beautiful gem makes it all the way to the far coast it makes that bird all the more special.

This gorgeous male is the 3rd record for North Carolina and was hosted by Ann M at her house on the outer banks.

Here you can see the band applied a couple days before I got there.