ausnic44 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 pictures taken this morning, Bay St Louis, MS (gulf coast) Since the wings appear to be longer than the tail, my guess is Ruby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Actually, I think the wings being that long rule out Ruby-throated, but I am absolutely terrible at non breeding male type hummers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 2 hours ago, meghann said: Actually, I think the wings being that long rule out Ruby-throated, but I am absolutely terrible at non breeding male type hummers. Is it just the lighting or do I see rufous tones on this bird? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 38 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Is it just the lighting or do I see rufous tones on this bird? I agree. I think female rufous. Maybe immature male. They are supposed to winter there, so…. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 It’s definitely not an Archilochus sp., and I agree that as far as a Selasphorus sp., highly likely that it’s a RUHU. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausnic44 Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 thanks all, it is rare so I will report on ebird 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausnic44 Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 yesterday's pictures were at the feeder at the water side of my elevated home, these pictures are from a feeder on the street side of my home, in a crepe myrtle tree. he/she was very excited and did not feed on the feeder but seemed to be protecting its tree space from 5 or 6 butter butts. I assume this is the same bird. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Hummingbird sp if you aren’t sure. I have no idea why people are suggesting Rufous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Why is this 'definitely' not Archilochus? I personally don't see why this couldn't be a Ruby-throated. Females can sometimes have a buffy wash below 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Yeah, yeah, yeah, I goofed. I looked briefly on my phone and mistook what I now understand as the tail and the left wing as the left wing alone, leading me to think the outer primaries were considerably wider than they actually are. Looking at it now, I agree that it's very likely a Ruby-throated (and definitely an Archilochus sp.) especially with how narrow the bird's P10 is on the right wing is, evident in the first photo. The amount of rufous tones threw me as well, and may have been exacerbated by the slight reflection of the red feeder. The third photo highlights that the bird has molted its inner primaries and perhaps some of the primary coverts, which many migratory hummingbirds do once they reach their overwintering ground. RTHUs molt their remiges and rectrices starting with P1 and R1 and then replacing feathers distally, so it would make sense that the inner primaries on this bird are new. Their narrow shape ID's this bird as NOT a Selasphorus sp., so...my bad. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausnic44 Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 new photo from today. it approached me about 6 feet away, its breast was tan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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