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Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

Description:

Green back, gray chest, and rufous rump. This is either a female or immature male.

Habitat:

At a birding campground with lots of hummingbird feeders. At the base of the Chiricuahua mountains.

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10 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

I would like to invite you to post your spottings of hummingbirds in the new mission for Hummingbirds of the New World:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1244...
:-)

KarenLockyear
KarenLockyear 9 years ago

Thank you very much, Ashley!

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Thanks Reza! There were dozens of hummingbirds flying around everywhere, I was bound to get one to pose for me :)

Its almost posing for you Ashley, Beautiful !

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Of course, Karen. Thanks for asking

KarenLockyear
KarenLockyear 9 years ago

Really lovely shot! I'm an amateur painter, looking to turn my hobby into a bit more. Would you mind if I painted this little beauty for personal use and possibly sale?

doyle2amy
doyle2amy 9 years ago

So Beautiful!

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Thanks guys! Hummingbirds are always beautiful little birds :)

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 9 years ago

Beautiful capture Ashley! Quite a stunning little bird. Thank you for sharing :)

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

beauty......

AshleyT
Spotted by
AshleyT

Arizona, USA

Spotted on Sep 1, 2014
Submitted on Sep 17, 2014

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