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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It s World Bee Day
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International Polar Bear Day
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Jamaica celebrates its independence
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Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day
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Jerte Valley in bloom
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An icy extravaganza
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Grandparents Day
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
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Four little birds sitting in a tree…
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Keep your hands inside the ride at all times…
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World Book Day
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Gazing down on planet Earth
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Busy building wetlands
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Fall color sweeps across the West
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A new park with a new mission
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Waiting for winter
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Protecting endangered giants
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Great hornbill, Thailand
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Pandas pucker up for International Kissing Day
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Easter
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
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Reflecting on fall
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World Oceans Day
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Indigenous living
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World Jellyfish Day
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’Chess on ice’
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The most Instagrammable bird?