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Archilochus colubris
Adult female: Emerald green back, white breast and throat, rounded tail with white tips. Larger than the male, with longer bill. Juveniles: Young of both sexes look like the adult female. In August and September, young males may develop some red spots in the gorget.
Wildlife habitat yard.
Spotted on Aug 23, 2013
Submitted on Aug 26, 2013
4 Comments
That is generally all I see, too. Hopefully when fall migration starts, I'll get some passing through.
I've just started watching hummingbirds, and the feeder was just put up recently. Maybe they'll start coming after they find it. So far, all I've seen are female ruby-throated.
I have one that comes around, but he is very skittish. I haven't been able to get a good shot of him.
I just love hummingbirds! Still waiting to see a male ruby-throated at my feeder.