September 4, 2021

I am a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird, 

My mate has a deep pink neck

We breed out west in cold, high elevations

And I alone make our insulated, warm nest.

(Special thanks to guest photographer, David Simpson.)

Location: Mt. Lemmon, Seven Cataracts pulloff, AZ

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-tailed_Hummingbird/lifehistory#nesting

Photo © 2021 David Simpson and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson