Rufous Hummingbird male

The lady who owns Highwood House (a little store/coffee place on Highway 40) had just finished telling us that this year, there have been disappointingly far fewer Hummingbirds visiting her various Hummingbird feeders hung around the outside of the building. So, I had hoped, but didn't really expect, to see one of these very tiny birds, while we enjoyed a coffee on our way home from Plateau Mountain. I was thrilled when this little male Rufous Hummingbird suddenly appeared! I have longed to go to Highwood House for the last few years, but it's not somewhere I will drive to, so this was a real treat for me. Needless to say, I would love to have spent ages there, so that I could have tried for a "proper" shot : ) Thanks for driving some of us, Arnold! Greatly appreciated!

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/rufous_hummingbird/id

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_Hummingbird

How the weather has changed, lol! This afternoon, gone is the sun, replaced by grey sky and strong winds and it looks like we are in for a storm. And, yes, here comes the rain! So glad I'm not up on Plateau Mountain today!