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Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

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Description:

Little male rufous that spends most of the summer in the butterfly bush just outside the living room window at my house!

Notes:

He has claimed that bush and fiercely defends it against other males. I watch him often.

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Rufous Hummingbird

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