A Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

August 30th, 2007
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Photo by Glynn Wilson
As the Alabama summer heat finally begins to break, it is about time to start thinking about the fall bird migration season. Armed with a new Giottos professional tripod, we finally managed this morning to get a few shots of a male ruby-throated hummingbird archilochus colubris. The females seem to be much easier to catch. The males tend to fight each other off the plants and feeders.