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Re: Unusual hummingbird
- To: Robert C Perkins <rperkins@infi.net>, carolinabirds@duke.edu (CAROLINA BIRDS)
- Subject: Re: Unusual hummingbird
- From: BILL HILTON JR Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History<hilton@hiltonpond.org>
- Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 11:20:54 -0400
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- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
BOB . . .
This is the time of years when hummers are poking their heads into
Trumpet Creeper blossoms, which have stamens at the top of the
tube--just in the right place to dump a load of whitish-yellow pollen
onto the bird's forehead or crown. Sometimes the pollen accumulates
in significant amounts.
Other flower species may cause pollen accumulation on the throat.
See http://www.rubythroat.org/RTHUForagingMain.html
Best wishes,
BILL
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> While I was weeding and watering my flower patch today, a
>hummingbird came by. Observed in full sun without binoculars, it
>appeared to be an ordinary female/immature ruby-throat. Two hours
>later from inside the house I saw a hummer, so I grabbed my
>binoculars and took a closer look. The bird looked like a standard
>female ruby-throat except that it's forehead and at least part of
>the crown was white, the same color as its throat.
> Is this a normal variation or some kind of sport?
>
>Bob
>--
>--------------------------------------------------
>Robert C. Perkins, Ph.D.
>Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
>Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC 28311
>910-630-7037 rperkins@methodist.edu
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BILL HILTON JR., "The Piedmont Naturalist"
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
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