Butterfly And Wildlife Gardening And Photography» Rufous Hummingbird http://www.butterfliesandwildlife.com Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas Mon, 20 May 2013 02:30:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mystery Hummingbird Solved? Rufous Hummingbird http://www.butterfliesandwildlife.com/2012/01/22/mystery-hummingbird-solved-rufous-hummingbird/ http://www.butterfliesandwildlife.com/2012/01/22/mystery-hummingbird-solved-rufous-hummingbird/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:02:50 +0000 texdr http://www.butterfliesandwildlife.com/?p=8267 I think the mystery Hummingbird is solved.  My friend Greg Lavaty came by on Friday so that I could help set up his computer, and if we really got lucky, to see the mystery Hummingbird that has been visiting my Coral Honeysuckle.

Fortunately the Hummingbird did appear and Greg and I captured several pictures.  Greg felt 95% sure this was a female Rufous Hummingbird.  The even better news is that I now see the Hummingbird every day.  If she hangs around long enough for the Ruby Throatted Hummingbirds to appear, that could become very interesting.  She is very possessive of the Coral Honeysuckle and will not go to any of the Hummingbird Feeders.

Rufous Hummingbird Feeding

Rufous Hummingbird Feeding

 

Rufous Hummingbird Feeding On Coral Honeysuckle

Rufous Hummingbird Feeding On Coral Honeysuckle

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