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Drink In The Nectar - Ruby-throated Hummingbird

An immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, drinks in the nectar of a favorite flower, the black and blue salvia. Although only one bloom remains, there is no limit to the amount of nectar this beautiful Ruby-throated Hummingbird will obtain from this lovely bloom all while balancing in flight. The early morning sun reflects through those lovely wings that beat approximately 50-53 times a second. The beautiful Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are eastern North America's only breeding hummingbird.

 

"Drink In The Nectar - Ruby-throated Hummingbird" © by Christy Cox Photography-the beauty of nature

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Uploaded on July 27, 2015