An Anna's hummingbird enjoys a little sweetness.

An Anna's hummingbird enjoys a little sweetness.

Summer sights and delights

Seen in Sooke

An Anna’s hummingbird perches by a feeder, above, while below a bee dives headfirst into the nectar in a rhododenron.

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