Subject: Rufous hummer photos
Date: Jul 17 19:28:42 2003
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com
photo hummer05 is a hatch-year male Rufous, this
based on the very rufous R1's (middle tail feathers)
clearly visible in the photo
photo hummer04 is a bit harder to make claims about
because the best field marks for most female/juvenile
hummingbirds are in the tail. The breast appears to
have an orange wash which makes it a _Selasphorus_.
The bronzy band at the base of the throat makes it a
hatch-year male....
So, it is probably the same bird as in hummer05.
Kelly Cassidy wrote:
>
> The hummingbirds are so attracted to the Monarda, I only had to sit a foot
> or two away with camera at the ready.
>
> A female rufous:
> http://users.pullman.com/lostriver/imagebirds/hummer05_07172003.jpg
>
> I think this is the same bird, taking a break, but there were a couple of
> hummingbirds zipping around. I'm not sure it's a rufous. I'm pathetic at
> hummingbird ID.
> http://users.pullman.com/lostriver/imagebirds/hummer04_07172003.jpg
>
> Kelly Cassidy
> Pullman
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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com
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