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Archilochus colubris
Female Ruby-throated hummingbirds have metallic green above and greyish white below, with near-black wings and males have the ruby red throat. Their bill is long, straight and very slender.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds live in woodland areas, but also frequent gardens where flowering plants are plentiful (as well as where feeders are plentiful). It is a migratory bird, wintering in southern Mexico to South America. It breeds mostly in the eastern United States, as well as in southern Canada.
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What a capture!