Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird

[4rum]

Shot with Panasonic, Lumix, FZ80.

 

[Jeff1579 79]

A beautiful bird ...

 

[JoeW4]

Are you sure that's a male? The males have red throats. The red juveniles have a red spot or dot on their throat (as the red color comes in). And females have shorter beaks.

 

[KJ_North]

Nice shot

 

[jeffashman39 2]

Nice shot! I agree, looks like a female RTH.

 

[4rum]

Are you sure that's a male? The males have red throats. The red juveniles have a red spot or dot on their throat (as the red color comes in). And females have shorter beaks.

Joe, he just doesn't have his 'ruby' turned on. They can actually control that. Yes, it's a male, the gorget is iridescent. It can reflect colors from deep ruby, brilliant orange, to beautiful greens, or, as here, appear black.

 

[4rum]

Same bird, same sitting, same camera. It never did display at the full potential of its gorget feathers.

 

[davholla]

Very nice - where was this?