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By Julie on August 31, 2019

Hummingbirds!

Ruby-throat
Ruby-throat
Rufous
Rufous
Not sure about which one this is.

The hummingbird population is at its peak. We have ruby-throats who are most likely passing through–I don’t think we’ve had them all summer, but there were a few in the spring. More abundant are the black-chinned, which are significantly smaller than the ruby-throats, and which do not all have black chins. Just as the ruby-throats do not all have ruby throats.

I might be wrong about the black-chinned; the east coast has only one kind of hummingbird and my ID skillz are not all the way there yet.

*Edit: Rosemary said that the black-chinned are actually rufous hummingbirds, a new one for me. They are rare here, so are probably migrating, like the ruby-throats. Changing the captions.



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  1. Suzy comments:

    August 31, 2019 at 4:45 pm

    Nice pics! They are wound up today!

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    • Jenny comments:

      September 1, 2019 at 9:19 am

      Wow!! How did you get these photos? Do you have a tripod?

  2. Julie comments:

    September 1, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    With the good camera that I inherited from my kids. I do have a tripod but the are just from holding the camera sitting on the deck.

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