Broad-tailed Hummingbird
This is a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird showing it's characteristic bright red gorget. Broad-tailed Hummingbirds are quite common in the foothills in Colorado. This is another of the hummingbirds coming to my friend Connie's feeders in the Royal Gorge area, which is primarily pinyon-juniper habitat. Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird's dive displaying produces a loud buzzing noise from their wings making them easy to identify by sound.
Contrasting with the male's bright red gorget, the female has a spotted throat as shown in the lower pic. Though the pics lose some resolution, double-clicking to enlarge them provides very close-up views. I think the females more subtle feather coloration is interesting. Also it looks almost like made stitches around her eye. SeEtta
Contrasting with the male's bright red gorget, the female has a spotted throat as shown in the lower pic. Though the pics lose some resolution, double-clicking to enlarge them provides very close-up views. I think the females more subtle feather coloration is interesting. Also it looks almost like made stitches around her eye. SeEtta
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