From yesterday morning. Since the Rufous Hummingbird is rare in Arkansas and surely out of range, I decide to post a photo of him on a feeder Saturday morning:
out of range — Rufous Hummingbird
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Another photo of a Rufous Hummingbird in NW Arkansas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ar, Arkansas, August 2014, Boston Mountains, northwest arkansas, parthenon, RARE, Rufous Hummingbird on August 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
RARE — First Rufous Hummingbird since July 2012
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Hummingbirds, out of range, parthenon arkansas, RARE, Ruby Throat, Rufous Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird NW Arkansas, territorial on August 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
It is very rare to see a Rufous Hummingbird here in Arkansas. The last one I saw and also photographed was two years and one month ago. This mature adult male came in on Tuesday and I have seen him at the feeder about 2 dozen times since. I have not seen him this morning though so far. He is larger than Ruby Throat hummingbirds and much more aggressive. They are a “sight to see” but I’m sure the western US birders would love to see a Ruby Throat, too. I have about one hundred hummingbirds at four feeders and Im sure that is the attraction. I understand, but have not seen these “out of range” hummingbirds as late a December here in Arkansas.
I am rebuilding a deck that I fell through in June, and he has found a lookout from which to chase others on a new post. Taken up close with a Canon 1DS Mark III and a Canon EF300L f/4.0 IS lens @ 1/2000 of a second, coming very close (within 10 feet) to me:
Male Rufous Hummingbird
