Hummingbird Hits The Mother Lode: Photo Of The Day

UNION CITY, CA — The attentive visitor to Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area can always spy birds. This Anna's Hummingbird, the most abundant hummingbird on the Pacific Coast, was feeding on nectar from a flower cluster last December when photographed by Gregory J. Brown. Thank you for sharing your photo with Patch readers!

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