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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male)

Archilochus colubris

Description:

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a small hummingbird with a slender, slightly downcurved bill and fairly short wings that don’t reach all the way to the tail when the bird is sitting.

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10 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks Landmark

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

geat capture

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks for all the comments. It would be great if I had found the nest with the babies. Maybe next year.

ira080808
ira080808 10 years ago

great spot

ConorSheaWing
ConorSheaWing 10 years ago

Another great shot!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

What a shot ! incredible :)

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 10 years ago

Beautiful !

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

That's awesome! It would be awesome to see young hummingbirds, and even cooler if you could manage to find the tiny nest to see the little babies!

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks Ashley. The young have fledged and are coming to the feeders now.

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

Beautiful shots Tom! Love little hummers :)

Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Groton, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Jul 3, 2013
Submitted on Jul 3, 2013

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