Anna's Hummingbird
A familiar Pacific Coast hummingbird that may visit gardens year-round when flowers, clean nectar, insects, and perches are available.
By Birdly Yard Editorial TeamReviewed Updated
Local season
Months with a state-level historical signal for this species.
Ways to support Anna's Hummingbird
Choose a starting point for Anna's Hummingbird. Open a setup to see the supplies, steps and checks for your location.
A hummingbird feeder
Sugar water + a washable nectar feeder
See setup & checksProtect shrub nest sites
Natural nest cover, without a birdhouse
See setup & checksNative flowers in bloom
Flower nectar without a feeder
See setup & checksResource illustrations are not complete nest-box designs or a promise of visits.
Status
Historical seasonal record
Look for it
Look at large blossoms, cultivated gardens, scrub, open woodland, and high singing perches in a small tree or bush.
Food
Nectar from flowering plants and sugar-water feeders, plus many small insects gathered from plants, air, and spider webs.
Nesting
Natural nesting guidance
Anna's Hummingbird habitat
Flowering native plants, shrubs, open woodland, small trees, and a few safe resting perches provide a complete setting.
Anna's Hummingbird diet and food
Nectar from flowering plants and sugar-water feeders, plus many small insects gathered from plants, air, and spider webs.
Use plain one-to-four sugar water with no honey or dye, and refresh it before it clouds; flowers should remain the yard’s foundation.
Anna's Hummingbird nesting and breeding
Females build a tiny cup on a horizontal branch or shrub near nectar; treat nesting cover as a no-disturbance zone.
Anna's Hummingbird behavior and where to look
Hovers at flowers and feeders, then males may sing or defend a perch high in a shrub or tree.
Photography
Photograph at a natural flower or perch and avoid positioning yourself beside an active feeder or nest route.
What to avoid
Keep nectar clean in heat, do not add red dye, and do not prune a likely nest tree while breeding is active.
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