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Jan 22, 2012 19:22:54   #
jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago
 
Since there appears to be a fair number of bird lovers on here I thought I would share this little guy from this last summer.
Comments are welcome.

---Jude

http://judevickery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Hummingbirds-4340-32.jpg

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Jan 22, 2012 19:24:59   #
Val Loc: Minnesota
 
Where is his red throat?

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Jan 22, 2012 19:33:23   #
jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago
 
Val wrote:
Where is his red throat?


This guy was only a few months old at the most when his photo was taken. The red throat doesn't come in until after they head south for the winter. He'll have it when he comes back in May. :)

---Jude

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Jan 22, 2012 19:34:17   #
Shane T Loc: Central Florida
 
Beautiful pic of a beautiful bird!

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Jan 22, 2012 19:35:28   #
jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago
 
Shane T wrote:
Beautiful pic of a beautiful bird!


Thanks!

---Jude

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Jan 22, 2012 19:35:47   #
Val Loc: Minnesota
 
jbirdmo wrote:
Val wrote:
Where is his red throat?


This guy was only a few months old at the most when his photo was taken. The red throat doesn't come in until after they head south for the winter. He'll have it when he comes back in May. :)

---Jude


Oh, I see! Very nice capture by the way!

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Jan 22, 2012 19:37:01   #
ggiaphotos Loc: Iowa
 
jbirdmo wrote:
Val wrote:
Where is his red throat?


This guy was only a few months old at the most when his photo was taken. The red throat doesn't come in until after they head south for the winter. He'll have it when he comes back in May. :)

---Jude


Great shot! Some varieties do not have the red throat. I think there are 15 or more varieties, they are all amazing in my thinking!

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Jan 22, 2012 19:40:06   #
jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago
 
Val wrote:
Oh, I see! Very nice capture by the way!


Thank you. He was being very cooperative.

---Jude

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Jan 22, 2012 19:45:20   #
jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago
 
ggiaphotos wrote:
Some varieties do not have the red throat. I think there are 15 or more varieties, they are all amazing in my thinking!


Yes very true. But unfortunately living right next the Mississippi River the Ruby Throated Hummingbird is the only species we get here with the exception of a stray species once in awhile. This guy was one of over a hundred (estimated) that frequent the feeders on my from porch every summer. I'm going to miss them when I move to Chicagoland in a couple of weeks.

Thanks for looking!

---Jude

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Jan 22, 2012 20:28:53   #
ltruex Loc: Waco TX
 
I'm not a birding expert, but the females don't have the red throat nor does an imature hummer...the species I get around Waco Texas is the Black-chin Hummer. L3
jbirdmo wrote:
ggiaphotos wrote:
Some varieties do not have the red throat. I think there are 15 or more varieties, they are all amazing in my thinking!


Yes very true. But unfortunately living right next the Mississippi River the Ruby Throated Hummingbird is the only species we get here with the exception of a stray species once in awhile. This guy was one of over a hundred (estimated) that frequent the feeders on my from porch every summer. I'm going to miss them when I move to Chicagoland in a couple of weeks.

Thanks for looking!

---Jude
quote=ggiaphotos Some varieties do not have the r... (show quote)

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