17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Juvenile Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in the garden
We put in a butterfly and hummingbird garden in the backyard so that we can observe and photograph these delicate little birds. I female Ruby-throated Hummingbird was visiting periodically that morning -- about every 20 or 30 minutes -- when all of a sudden I noticed that there were two of them! I thought this was a male, but was tickled to see in the photograph that it is a juvenile male! My first spotting of a juvenile and thrilled that they are enjoying our garden.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 11.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2019 |
Photo Location: | Plantation, Florida, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON D750 |
Copyright: | © Ellen Mee |