female Rufous Hummingbird
Lots of activity from the Rufous Hummingbirds last week caught the attention of a number of residents here at the Dallas Retirement Village. Many people reported little reddish-brown hummingbirds at their juice feeders. These photos were taken in the Courtyard on Monday April 10th. This gives me a good opportunity to point out the differences between the female and the male. The above photo is a female. The dark area under the chin, known as a gorget, is very small in contrast to the male in the photo below. The back and the head on the female, although hard to see in this photo, are green. The male is reddish-brown on his head and back. The next time you see a Rufous Hummingbird, see if you can tell if it's a female or male.
male Rufous Hummingbird
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