Hummingbird, August 28, 2019

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H is for Hummingbirds - the smallest birds in the world!

juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, August 13, 2019

There are more than 325 Hummingbird species, all native to the Western Hemisphere. Most are tropical birds, living in Central and South America. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, is the one we see most often here in the eastern half of the United States. Only the males have red throats.

They are migratory birds, nesting and raising their young here in the Summer before returning to Mexico and the Central American countries for the Winter. For size comparison, in the background of this photo is the edge of my car's license plate.

Hummingbirds sip nectar from flowers and catch small insects. Many people attract them to their gardens by hanging Hummingbird feeders filled with sugar-water for them to drink.

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