Hummingbird Paradise

by Jennie Breeze

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Hummingbird Paradise

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Jennie Breeze

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Photograph - Img_0317

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Ruby throated hummingbird, also known as Archilochus colubris, hovering over a Bird of Paradise Plant. This photograph has been in several exhibits and won awards. A favorite! The ruby-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Eastern North America for the summer to breed. This hummingbird is from 2.8 to 3.5 in long and has an 3.1 to 4.3 in wingspan. Weight can range from 2 to 6 g 0.071 to 0.212 oz, with males averaging 0.12 oz against the slightly larger female which averages 0.13 oz. Adults are metallic green above and grayish white below, with near-black wings. Their bill, at up to 0.79 in, is long, straight, and very slender. The ruby-throated hummingbird can only shuffle if it wants to move along a branch, though it can scratch its head and neck with its feet. The species is sexually dimorphic. The adult male has a gorget (throat patch) of ,ruby red bordered narrowly with velvety black on the upper margin and a forked, with a faint violet sheen. The red iridescence is highly directional and appears dull black from many angles.

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August 25th, 2012

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