Greenie Came Back

[RayboyUSMC]

As far as I can tell, this is the only Humming Bird in my neighborhood. According to my reading, they are very territorial in their competition for food. Not sure if this is a male or female.

It is hit and miss with this one. I sat out in the back 4 times and the last time just as I was about to leave it showed up.

 

[Jeff15]

A nice set ...

 

[jeffashman]

Agree, nice set!

 

[21limited]

It looks to be a female ruby throated humming bird. They should be arriving up here in Canada in about a month.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Range Map, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

A flash of green and red, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird is eastern North America’s sole breeding hummingbird. These brilliant, tiny, precision-flying creatures glitter like jewels in the full sun, then vanish with a zip toward the next nectar source. Feeders and flower gardens are great ways to...

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