A bird in hand...

Photo by Matt Ball

... is pretty neat. A broad-billed male was recently at my feeder, and I noticed he was wearing a bracelet.* Time again to remind you of the hummingbird banding in Sabino Canyon - next one on Saturday 7/23.
*We tell the hummingbirds: "Let us weigh and measure you; we'll let you drink your fill AND give you a free leg bracelet."