Winter on the Peninsula Do the hummy's like it?

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Since Anna's hummingbirds are non migratory they don't have much choice on staying around for this weather.
Incredibly over the years of caretaking hummingbirds here I have noticed that during these cold snaps the dominant males guarding their territories (feeders)  become extra aggressive  when it snows and the temperature drops like it suddenly did on Friday.  

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A beautiful Varied Thrush (male) contemplates the yard before heading down to the ground to scavenge for food.   There have been daily attempts from a large Coopers Hawk (who is also hungry) to make a meal from one of these colourful Thrush's
​*Flickers and Robins are also a target  for the Coopers Hawks*

Even the Pileated Woodpeckers with their large powerful weapon of a beak are subject to attacks from large hawks, but these birds can fight back!

This American Robin looks about as pleased as the Hummingbird about the snow!