It was quite a busy weekend. 

Amy and I spent the entire afternoon Saturday basking in the company of the ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Photos) which was being extemely agreeable in the back yard of a private residence near the Catch 54 (the bird was easily viewable from the road). He posed for a lot of photos and provided exceptional looks. 

 

When we returned home around 10:00pm and I began scanning the emails from the 20+ birds lists I belong to (It might be 30+ by now actually. I'm seriously mentally ill.), when I found the amazing post about the Violet-crowned Hummer in VA! 3 hours of sleep and we were back on the road headed for Ron and Carol Baker's lovely B&B- THE HUFFMAN HOUSE AT CREEKSIDE FARM (16 Old Huffman Store Road • Newport, VA • 24128) http://www.thehuffmanhousebandb.com/. A little over 7 and a half hours of driving (with stops) and we were enjoying tremendous looks at this SE-AZ specialty. This gorgeous VIOLET-CROWNED HUMMINGBIRD (Photos. I have only had time to put up a couple shots but I hope to get a few more up soon. ) was a lifer for us both so we stayed nearly all day to enjoy it. In fact, we were the last of the surprisingly small crowd (surprising considering it may well be the first documented record East of TX) to leave. Being last to go we were lucky enough to be treated to extended views of the bird preening on the tree across from the feeder. It was an amazing day. 

 

If you haven't already picked this beauty up in AZ or if you just need a pretty good bird for your VA state list ;) it is well worth the trip.

 

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regards,
jeff

Downingtown, PA 

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