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This is a female ruby-throated hummingbird that I shot at my parents' house in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
The ruby-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Archilochus colubris
A lucky catch of a speedy female Ruby-throated hummingbird paying a visit to our yard this morning.
Our Daily Challenge - The Need For Speed - 9/3/20
After the summer of enjoyment they provided, the last of our hummingbirds joined the migration on Wednesday. A sad day. The Bee Balm flowers in this picture were spent by then.
Standing guard.
This little guy "guards" the humming bird feeders and chases others away. That is until he flies off to visit other feeders.
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) This hummingbird breeds in eastern North America and is the only hummingbird species to do so. Males establish a territory and court females who enter it with flying and diving behaviors, and by showing off their red throat plumage. Females provide all care for young hummingbirds. They lay one to three eggs, incubate them for about two weeks, and, after hatching, feed their young for about three weeks. A female may have several broods in a year. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are largely solitary outside of the breeding season.