Say hello to the rufous-tailed hummingbird. This female is sitting in her tiny nest. Males look similar—lots of green, just like the females, but they have a bit more glitter on the throat and breast. Both sexes have a reddish-brown (rufous) forked tail—hence the name. Rufous-tailed hummingbirds are found in forests, gardens, and coffee plantations from southern Mexico down into South America, and they play an important role in pollination. Not to be confused with the smaller rufous hummingbird, which migrates through North America, the rufous-tailed is medium-sized and, like most hummingbirds, is very territorial when it comes to protecting its favorite feeding spots.
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Beethoven s 250th
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Happy trails for the 21st century
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A meerkat stands alone
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Black History Month
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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Big Bend National Parks birthday
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Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
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Welcome to Scotland s garden
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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Red-leaf hunting in Japan
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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Nesting season for the leatherbacks
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The glowing waters of the Matsu Islands
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Don’t look down
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The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
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It s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Bridges to the past
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Celebrating migrations
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Humming along
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200th anniversary of Brazilian independence
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California