Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Description:

L 3.75" WS 4.5" WT 0.11 OZ (3.2 g) Small to tiny birds, with hovering flight, long-billed and short-tailed,slender, small-headed, and thin-necked. Males are distinguished by throat color.

Habitat:

Congregate at feeders or flowering plants, feeding primarily on nectar but also take many tiny insects, either picking them from vegetation or capturing them in flight.

Notes:

Each summer the "Hummers" keep us entertained at the flowers and feeders.