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Post by rr on Jan 28, 2012 14:45:12 GMT -5
I have had what I believe is a Rufous at my feeder for about 3-4 weeks now. The pictures are not great, but hopefully someone can help me identify. Also, is it male?..female?..juvenile? If I had to guess, I think it's a young male since it's back is mostly brown. Attachments:
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Post by rr on Jan 28, 2012 14:46:25 GMT -5
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Post by rr on Jan 28, 2012 14:46:47 GMT -5
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Post by moboston on Jan 28, 2012 16:26:27 GMT -5
Yes, I think you got yourself an immature male rufous. Females will tend to keep more green on their backs, males get more Rufous color overall.
The gorget has started filling in and you can see the other area of the gorget has the stripling, I think its called.
I had an immature male last year and he chased all the other hummers off. Rufous tend to be very territorial, more so than Rubythroateds. Hopefully he will stay till he has fully molted and you will get to see how pretty he will become, although he is pretty nice looking already!
Congrats again!
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