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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C8_01C9E059.08421730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To: All From: John Sollows Date: May 29/09 I have a shot of a male hummingbird at our feeder, taken through the = kitchen window at 11:30 A.M. today. The window faces north and the = weather is overcast. The bird's throat looked purplish black, with other iridescence at the = edges, at some angles. Male ruby throats seen here had much redder = throats, but I suppose this difference could be due to the overcast = weather. Also, on checking the bird books and my picture, I note a hint = of a white semi-collar extending between the gorget and the green upper = plumage. The bird sat at the feeder for quite a long time, and didn't take off = when I approached it from behind the window. Maybe exhausted or unwell? Five seconds after I took the shot, another hummer dove in and chased = it off. We saw males for the first few days (a couple of weeks ago) but = now are seeing mainly females. Given the colour of the throat, could I have "shot" a black-chinned? I = will be glad to e-mail the picture to anyone who wants to take a stab at = checking the species (within reason). Don't have a website to post it = to! We are on Wyman Road, just south of Yarmouth. ------=_NextPart_000_00C8_01C9E059.08421730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16825" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To: All</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From: John Sollows</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Date: May 29/09</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a shot of a male hummingbird at = our feeder,=20 taken through the kitchen window at 11:30 A.M. today. The window = faces=20 north and the weather is overcast.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The bird's throat looked purplish = black, with other=20 iridescence at the edges, at some angles. Male ruby throats seen = here had=20 much redder throats, but I suppose this difference could be due to the = overcast=20 weather. Also, on checking the bird books and my picture, I = note a=20 hint of a white semi-collar extending between the gorget and the green = upper=20 plumage.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The bird sat at the feeder for quite a = long time,=20 and didn't take off when I approached it from behind the window. = Maybe=20 exhausted or unwell?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Five seconds after I took the = shot, another=20 hummer dove in and chased it off. We saw males for the = first=20 few days (a couple of weeks ago) but now are seeing mainly = females.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Given the colour of the throat, = could I have=20 "shot" a black-chinned? I will be glad to e-mail the picture = to=20 anyone who wants to take a stab at checking the species (within=20 reason). Don't have a website to post it to!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We are on Wyman Road, just south of=20 Yarmouth.</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00C8_01C9E059.08421730--
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