Hummingbirds and Hawks

Hummingbirds and hawks are my new interest these days. My mom has a great backyard for birds. She has a fountain that allows the hummingbirds to hum right up to the top to take a drink of water or flitter their wings in to take a bath. They spend a lot of time there and I would love to get some pictures. I am staying in Irvine for a bit and am currently surrounded by two different types of hummingbirds that I haven’t seen in my moms back yard. A rufous hummingbird and a ruby-throated hummingbird. Of course, they go by so fast I could be wrong!
I am also learning a bit about the different types of hawks in the area. There is a red-shouldered hawk that has a perch near my mom’s backyard and she took some great pictures that I will share. Red-shouldered hawks eat small mammals, the largest being rabbits and squirrels. This one picked the perfect spot because there are rabbits everywhere in this neighborhood! I am afraid, though, that maybe this bird was what got a hold of Gracie (my cat) a couple of weeks ago. She is ok now, though, tough gal.