“Hi! My name is Agave.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter. Nikon Z9 and aNIKKOR Z 100–400mm ƒ4.5–5.6 VR S lens.

Photography, Nature, Hummingbirds

A Hummingbird Named Agave

“Big Red”, our dominant male Allen’s Hummingbird, has a new rival

I’ve nicknamed him “Agave,” because he spends most of the day perched on the tip of the giant agave in the center of my backyard, perfectly positioned in the midpoint between the water fountain and the feeder, which he has claimed…