Green Back Male Female Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird

A flash of green and red the ruby throated hummingbird is eastern north america s sole breeding hummingbird.

Green back male female female ruby throated hummingbird. The bill and feet are black. The bill is slightly down curved. A flash of green and red the ruby throated hummingbird is eastern north america s sole breeding hummingbird. The one above it is more typical.

Smaller than the female. Feeders and flower gardens are great ways to attract these birds and some people turn their yards into buzzing clouds of hummingbirds each summer. Emerald green back iridescent ruby red gorget throat that may appear black under some lighting conditions gray flanks forked tail with no white. This gives the appearance of a five o clock shadow the bird just above is the most heavily streaked we have seen.

A young male ruby throated hummingbird also may have a white throat like a female but more often it is streaked to a greater or lesser degree with black or green. These brilliant tiny precision flying creatures glitter like jewels in the full sun then vanish with a zip toward the next nectar source. The green throated carib averages 4 1 4 7 inches 10 5 12 cm including tail and bill. Larger than the male with longer bill.

The adult male has a mostly green coppery upper plumage with a blue iridesence on the upper back and rump. The female is longer billed and her bill is more down curved than the male s. The auriculars of the female ruby throated hummingbird are distinctly gray though the amount of gray coloration can vary this contrasts well with the pale throat and green head. Like the male the upperparts of the female ruby throated hummingbird are a shimmery.

These brilliant tiny precision flying creatures glitter like jewels in the full sun then vanish with a zip toward the next nectar source.