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Gallery 1: Hummingbirds (click to enlarge)

A young ("immature") male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) hovers over a Zinnia to sip nectar. Note the incoming "gorget" feathers that will soon create his "ruby throat." (August 29)

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A male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) lands on a feeder as dusk falls on a rainy evening. (July 3)

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A young ("immature") male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) attempts to land on a wobbly flower head during a late summer golden hour. (September 5)

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A young ("immature") female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) heads in for a landing on a Cup Plant. (September 5)

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Light reflected off a feeder highlights the flash of a male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird's (Archilochus colubris) jeweled "gorget." (May 13)

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A young ("immature") male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) displays his growing "gorget" of jeweled throat feathers as he rests on a Rhubarb stalk on an overcast afternoon. (August 29)

A female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) hovers over a red Zinnia whose bright color reflects on her belly. (September 3)

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With the summer sun setting, a female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) drinks from Verbena (Verbena rigida). (September 5)

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A female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) moves on after drinking from a Zinnia--the tip of her long tongue still visible. (September 3)

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One female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) hovers while deciding to risk a confrontation with an already feeding rival. The tiny but fierce birds are very territorial and will defend feeders with aerial "dogfights." (June 6)

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A bright-eyed young ("immature") male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) shines on a feeder. (August 12)

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A young ("immature") male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is backlit by the morning sun as he sips nectar from a Zinnia. (August 22)

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird and Backlit Zinnias

Golden-hour sun bronzes a female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) drinks from Verbena (Verbena rigida). (September 5)

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