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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A peak in the clouds
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Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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A house of grand scale(s)
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White Sands National Park turns 90
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Saint Andrews Day
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Cranborne Chase, England
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Lizard of mystery
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Welcome to El Cervantino
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Happy Easter!
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The dancing trees of Sumba Island
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South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida
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International Museum Day
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For the love of bikes
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Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland
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Green fields of grain
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Celebrating Pie Day is as easy as, well…
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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Bohemian Switzerland
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Flamenco dancers
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Marshland, Gloucester, MA
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Wandering Watkins Glen
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Terraced fields of green
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Stompin’ with the Big Chief
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Chilling out in the Arctic
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’