Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: Bustin' a Move (the "That Away")
Rocky Mountain Front Range, Centennial, Colorado, Dusk, Summer.
Ruby-Throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris, Order Caprimulgiformes, Family Trochilidae) are tiny with black masks, emerald green crowns, brilliant red throats (gorgets), and iridescent feathers. The males are smaller than females, perhaps to help conserve energy and forage more.
They have high mortality rates in the first year of life. If they survive, they seem mostly to live 3-5 years. And some banded hummingbirds have been tracked up to 10-11 years.
Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: Bustin' a Move (the "That Away")
Rocky Mountain Front Range, Centennial, Colorado, Dusk, Summer.
Ruby-Throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris, Order Caprimulgiformes, Family Trochilidae) are tiny with black masks, emerald green crowns, brilliant red throats (gorgets), and iridescent feathers. The males are smaller than females, perhaps to help conserve energy and forage more.
They have high mortality rates in the first year of life. If they survive, they seem mostly to live 3-5 years. And some banded hummingbirds have been tracked up to 10-11 years.