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This is a male rufus hummingbird, perched on the fern
asperagus by my front porch. His red color only flashes when he
is looking at you.
He spends a lot of time sitting here guarding the bird
feeder. He chases other males away, including Anna's hummingbirds.
[Taxonomy
: Classification]
[Birds] [ Back Yard Biology]
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