Fledgling Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Mystery Bird: Moulting adult female Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris

grrlscientist | August 25, 2009

tags: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Moulting adult female Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, photographed in Brandon, South Dakota. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Terry Sohl, 12 August 2009 [larger view] Photo taken with Canon 50D, 400 5.6L. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.

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