A few hours photographing the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds coming to the window feeder found 4 adult males still frequenting the yard and 3 adult females stopping by for a sip. Also seen but not coming to the feeder were 2 hatch year males for at least nine different Hummingbirds hanging around just prior to migrating south.
Male #1 with his rather small white eye spot.
Male #2 showing a larger eye spot and molting a few feathers on the back of it's head.
Male #3 is just a mess. I see a few of these heavily molting males each year around this time.
Male #4 with a larger eye spot and no apparent active molt.
And now the ladies. A smooth billed, clean looking female.
Another female showing a heavier, many grooved bill.
And the third female with her larger eye spot and again a smooth bill.
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