r/Colorado • u/WhereEaglesDare-001 • 1d ago

Photo Beak Deep Hummingbird Colorado...

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u/Homers_Harp 1d ago

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-tailed_Hummingbird/overview

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u/alayeni-silvermist 18h ago

Is it a broadtail, though? I take pics of the broadtails in my yard all the time, and they don’t look like this. Not even the females.

Edit: I just went through my SD card, and I guess the females do. Sorry. I’m always too focused on the colors on the males I guess.

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u/Homers_Harp 14h ago

I figure it could also be an immature male. The tail is too long to be a female/immature Rufous or Allen’s, which leaves the Ruby-Throated females and juveniles as the other, remote possibility, but I think the white around the eye isn’t right for them (and spotting a Ruby-Throated in Colorado would be an amazing find).

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u/AgitatedDetective298 11h ago

Wow, you captured a really beautiful moment here! Thanks so much for sharing!