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Ruby-throated, juvenile male perched in a Yaupon
Stanley Jones

Ruby-throated, juvenile male perched in a Yaupon (Archilochus colubris)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1st year male. This little pollen-head was perched in a yaupon at a place it could ambush other hummingbirds coming by (lol).
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Habitat
Post oak/yaupon dominated upland at ca. 88 m (269 ft) elevation.
Location
Lick Creek Nature Center, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA
Date taken
September 2022
Scientific name
Archilochus colubris
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
A beautiful portrait of this gorgeous young chap, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
wonderful capture of this little jewel in a marvelous setting, Stanley, a real wowzer, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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He's not learnt the bird's most important lesson yet, has he!!! So politely sitting there while you take his picture LOL. Guess he'll soon learn to make life harder for everyone!!! ;)

A quite splendid picture this one Stanley - many thanks for showing us this youngster.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
267
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
Æ’/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
2500
Filename
Ruby-throated (juvenile male) in a Yaupon, Lick Creek Park.jpg
File size
786.4 KB
Date taken
Wed, 07 September 2022 1:49 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 819px

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