The male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has the red throat while his female counterpart has a mostly white throat. Yesterday he was not around, at least I did not see him, and a young female, very slender and graceful, came to the feeder. She allowed me to come within 10 ft (3 m) of her to take these pictures.
Young female Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Young female Ruby-throated Hummingbird
neihtn 
You are lucky indeed.
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Agreed! Thank you.
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really beautiful pictures.
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Thank you Carol!
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Wonderful and beautiful 🙂
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Thanks!
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Oh, what a pretty little thing! And you captured her beauty so well!
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She’s very pretty and posed naturally!
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She was a very beautiful model 🙂
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She’s a natural!
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generally, I find the female hummingbirds of any species to be much more approachable than the males. it’s almost like the males don’t want photos of their lovely gorgets and crowns! 🙂
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That is so true. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
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Yesterday, I was reading about a gentlemen who bands these little ones. I thought of you! http://www.hiltonpond.org if you are interested. Thanks, Hien.
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Thank you Lois. I will check out that link.
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nice photo, Jim
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Thank you Jim!
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What a thrill to see and capture this beautiful bird in photo. Thank you for sharing, Hien!
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Thank you Amy. She was very cooperative and posed willingly.
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Good morning, Hien. Beautiful photos, as always.
My neighbor installed a birdfeeder on her deck. Within seconds, I saw birds coming. How do they know it’s a birdfeeder? Amazing! 😉
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Thanks Helen. Backyard birds are used to humans, and perhaps have become too dependent on bird feeders that we hang out for them. In my case, whenever I run out of seeds, the birds fly around, land on nearby branches, look distraught and not too subtly remind me to go get some more for them!
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Show off her graceful slender body. Nice capture.
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Thank you Anh Nhi!
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really wonderful… I also love these tiny butterfly-birdies… 🙂
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Thanks for the link. I enjoyed viewing your photos also.
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