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Selasphorus rufus
"The adult male, has a white breast, rufous face, upperparts, flanks and tail and an iridescent orange-red throat patch (gorget). Some males have some green on back and/or crown. It weighs 2–5 g (0.071–0.18 oz), measures 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) long and spans 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings." - Wikipedia
Cape Honeysuckle in backyard. "Their breeding habitat is open areas and forest edges in western North America from southern Alaska to California. This bird nests further north than any other hummingbird. The female builds a nest in a protected location in a shrub or conifer. The male aggressively defends feeding locations within his territory." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Mar 19, 2012
Submitted on May 23, 2012
4 Comments
I feel that the rufous and the barn swallow are strikingly beautiful birds.
What a joy!!
Hi Emma, yes I finally got one! Yay! What's funny is I had these pics in my photo library and forgot about them until I had to move them to an external hard drive to make room on my laptop. :)
Finally Cindy!! Isn't this bird over overwhelmingly beautiful!!
Congratulations!!
Lovely pics of a gorgeous bird!!