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Post by cathyyoungstrom on Jun 18, 2014 15:37:16 GMT -5
Can someone identify this HB...white wings and quite large in comparison to the ruby throated HB who are here annually. Not a great picture..sorry
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Post by Steve Backes on Jun 19, 2014 7:22:53 GMT -5
This is a very rare sighting in that it is a leucistic bird (partial albino). It's most likely a young female Ruby-throated Hummingbird. An albino would have a pink bill and red/pink eyes. Great Bird!!!
Steve
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Post by Joe M on Jun 19, 2014 11:05:16 GMT -5
Can someone identify this HB...white wings and quite large in comparison to the ruby throated HB who are here annually. Not a great picture..sorry Passed the photo to Fred Bassett and he confirms it as a female Ruby-throated and added that the reason it looks larger is that all white birds are perceived to be larger than a similar dark colored bird of the same size. Joe M. Lakeland
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