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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

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Field Notes

Description:

tiny about 8cm long; long billed; green back & head, white breast and ruby throat

Habitat:

urban backyard

Notes:

This little guys are so fast you can rarely catch them for a photo, but this guy was perched on top of the feeder pole

Reference Links:

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornit…

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Comments (1)
Jim Nelson
Ruby Throated is one we do not have out West...would love to spot one sometime. Well done!

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Birds of the World
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PublishedAugust 18, 2016

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