Sally had just put the feeders back up this morning (4/7/16). Less than an hour later she spotted a hummingbird at her feeder. A few hours later I spotted, I presume the same one, then late this afternoon I got the above photo, I presume of the same male Ruby-throated Hummingbird.....and note that in some lighting situations, the throat can look very black, as in my photo, but in earlier lighting, the throat had been Ruby red. This phenomena is known as spectral coloration, and is exhibited by many birds, especially hummingbirds.
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