[TN-Bird] Rufous Hummingbird Still Here
- From: "Tommy Curtis" <tcbirdwatch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN-Bird Post" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:50:15 -0500
He, and we have seen the green cap to verify, appeared this morning at first
light, which was at 7:00 on this cloudy day, and has been coming at 10
minute intervals since then so we have seen him four times as of this post.
We are not experienced enough to separate Rufous from Allen's but since
Rufous is much more likely we assume that he is that species. He is
absolutely gorgeous even in the absence of bright sunlight but does not have
the full green on the wings as the one we had for 108 days back in the
winter of 2005 so think he is not fully mature yet. We're trying to get a
good photo but so far having to shoot through the kitchen door glass has
only resulted in blurry images which show the wonderful color but not good
details. Maybe he will stay long enough this morning that the front coming
from the south today will keep him grounded for a while and let us enjoy him
and get a good photo to send to one of the experts.
Tommy and Virginia Curtis
Smithville, TN
DeKalb County
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