A male Rufous Humming Bird’s throat patch glows iridescently red in the spring sunshine.
Rufous Humming Birds are described as “feisty,” little birds. Among all the North American hummingbirds the Rufous have the right weight to size ratio, allowing them to outfly all other species. They often get their way at feeders at the expense of slower, less-maneuverable hummers. The Rufous has the longest migration route of all North American Humming Birds.

Females are larger than males and their average weight is 0.00341 kilograms ( 3.41 grams). A male’s average weight is, 0.00322 kilograms (3.2 grams).

“PHOTO INFORMATION”

Photo taken on May 15/10 at 1:03pm in own back yard ( south east Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada).
Camera; Canon 40D
Lens; Canon EF 100-400 IS USM L lens.
Tripod; Manfrotto, including 498RC2 ball head.
Taken at 1/500’s at f/7.1 at 400 mm, man white bal 6050 kelvin, iso 800.
Subject distance; 2.1 meters ( 6.9 ft).

Note; The yellow shades in the background are due to a yellow Azalea bush.

I have so many Rufous Humming Birds in my yard, that I am going through two liters of sugar water a day. This amounts to 2 1/2 cups of white sugar!

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