Female Rufous Hummingbird
 

Female Rufous Hummingbird
 

Oh you picked up the colour beautifully Pat, my girls just look plain ol'
grey.
Cheers Wendy
"Paddy's Pig" wrote in message
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Female Rufous Hummingbird
 

On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:32:17 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:

Beautiful with those rubys in the throat. Ruby throated hummer?

Female Rufous Hummingbird
 

Pretty lady!

wolf k.
Paddy's Pig wrote:

Female Rufous Hummingbird
 

"joevan" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:32:17 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:

Beautiful with those rubys in the throat. Ruby throated hummer?

No this is a rufous Joe. The "rubys" aren't really red at all. They're
more of a copper color. Also note the rusty color on her sides.
--
Pat Durkin

Female Rufous Hummingbird
 

On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:52:22 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:


"joevan" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:32:17 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:

Beautiful with those rubys in the throat. Ruby throated hummer?

No this is a rufous Joe. The "rubys" aren't really red at all. They're
more of a copper color. Also note the rusty color on her sides.
I know, I was just saying that because of the way you got the reds on
this one. I think the ones that named these lovely angels might have
reversed the names if they had seen you wonderful photo.