Image of ruby throated hummingbird taken with a telephoto lens. 8/26/1012 11:11 AM
Archilochus colubris
Feeding on the native Florida red salvia.
female
grayish-green
4 oz.
83 degrees F at 1 atm a bit overcast
The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a small hummingbird. It is the only species of hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi River in North America.