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really blue but mostly gray, with some black and white. They have a long, pointed
yellow bill. Occasionally they are also seen in or near Bryce Canyon National Park.
Great Blue Heron
HUMMINGBIRDS
These colorful little birds are delightful to watch, as they hover at
flowers sipping nectar, perform rambunctious aerial mating dances, or warn oth-
er hummingbirds away with tail-fanning and other displays. (You might also no-
tice that hummingbirds can fly backward—they're the only birds known to do
this.) Among the species at Zion are the
black-chinned,Costa's,broad-tailed,
and
rufous;
while at Bryce Canyon, you will most likely see the black-chinned and
broad-tailed, although rufous are occasionally spotted. The most colorful among
these are the rufous: The males are a startling reddish-brown with an iridescent
