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Selasphorus rufus
A fairly small hummingbird with a slender, nearly straight bill, a tail that tapers to a point when folded, and fairly short wings that don’t reach the end of the tail when the bird is perched. In good light, male Rufous Hummingbirds glow like coals: bright orange on the back and belly, with a vivid iridescent-red throat. Females are green above with rufous-washed flanks, rufous patches in the green tail.
Foothills
I am fairly sure this is a rufous hummingbird. Does anybody see it differently?
Spotted on Aug 11, 2013
Submitted on Aug 12, 2013
9 Comments
Thank you again ulvalactuca77! They are so much fun to watch!
You're a master of hummingbird capture!
Thank you staccyh and vivianpoma!
A beauty!
Awesome photo's!
Thank you Frederic!
Nice photograph!
Thank you rams4d!
Very Impressive, congratulations !!!