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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Photo by JC_Forester
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

She took a fast drink as the suns rays cast their light through the feeder. A Ruby-throat weighs about the same as two and a half paper clips.

Reference Links:

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Orn…

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PublishedJune 3, 2013

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