A Herd of Hummingbirds

6 or more hummingbirds together is a herd, right?

Or, is it a swarm?

Perhaps it depends on whether they're hanging around your backyard watering hole, or going for your face. Here's 6 seconds of the six, with sound, and in full HD, from a new cam trap:



And here's a few more fun still photos of the little characters enjoying my fountain. I caught these last summer while testing other new cam traps:























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References:

• Audubon.org - Anna's Humming-bird
• University of Washington NatureMapping Program - Anna's Hummingbird
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Anna's Hummingbird
• Wikipedia - Calypte anna 
• Nature of a Man (this blog) - California Christmas Ornaments 
• Nature of a Man (this blog) - The Fountain's Head

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