A Young Male Ruby throated Hummingbird for Saturday Critters
Earlier this week I was watching several hummingbirds feeding at our feeders. I knew a few of the birds must be newly hatched this year as thier numbers had increased. I decided ro take some pictures and I noticed a few of the humminbirds had small flecks of red
I discovered that an young male hummingbird does not get a full throat or gorget of red until their first winter. However near their first summer's end a young male may start to show one to several red feathers at its throat. Ah ha!! So that is what I had seen with the small flecks of red at their throats They were young male hummingbirds.. I love making small discoveries like this and I decided to share this information today on Eleen's Saturday Critters which can be found at viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot,ca
A Happy weekend and happy natureviewing to everyone folks!
5 comments:
Hello, pretty shots of the Hummer. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend.
How neat to see this young one. I'm always curious when I see something a little out of the ordinary too. Great pics!
Perfect timing as I saw one at the feeder this morning and was sad as I thought they were blood spots from a hummer inflicted injury. Thanks for the timely information!
Sweet shots of this newcomer!
Hi Ann, It's such a treat to see these little feathered wonders. I've never had more than one at a time at a feeder. The male hummingbirds are spectacular. Lin (Sandpiper) :)
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