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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
33.0851, -97.0686
Field Notes
Description:
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a small hummingbird with a slender, slightly downcurved bill and fairly short wings that don’t reach all the way to the tail when the bird is sitting.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are bright emerald or golden-green on the back and crown, with gray-white underparts. Males have a brilliant iridescent red throat that looks dark when it’s not in good light.
Habitat:
Feeder in wildlife habitat yard.
Notes:
If you look closely at the photos where the hummingbird is feeding, you can see the beak and tongue through the feeder's side.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2013
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