A female Rufus hummingbird hovers in front of the window. Her head and neck are still while her body and wings are moving in a soft blur. On her throat is a secret ruby patch lit from the snow light beneath her. She has a white belly, and copper colored sides and wings. Her cheeks are mottled with greenish brown feathers, and the crown of her head is greenish brown.

Snowlight: First Rufus

Female Rufus –
glints with the snowlight
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A Rufus Hummingbird captured in my flight and wing beat in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.

Today’s #BirdofTheDay theme is #SideViews. Here’s a fun #Rufushummingbird photo from last summer.

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A Rufus hummingbird drinks and cools off in our small garden fountain water spray during a hot summer afternoon

Happy Sunday and #Stunday
Here’s another in the series of #hummingbirds playing in the cool water of our fountain.

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A Rufus hummingbird drinks and plays in a water fountain during a hot summer day

Today’s #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #SummerDaze

This #hummingbird is finding some cool relief from the warmth in a fountain of fresh water.

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Last week on TikTok I Shared a video of a migrating female Rufus hummingbird & voiced my concern about not seeing a male rufous hummingbirds this spring. One just visited and here is the briefest glimpse! #rufushummingbird #hummingbird #birdwatching #springvibes #PoetryOfNature #ForYou #fyp