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A Juvenile Male Hummingbird

July 20, 2025

The juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) are at the feeders now, providing great entertainment with their seemingly goofy actions.

This is a juvenile male. See those spots of dark feathering on his gorget? If you look closely, you’ll actually be able to see one teeny-tiny spot of red, as one of those scarlet iridescent feathers has already grown in.

I love having the these flying acrobats that weigh about one-tenth of an ounce around, if only for this season. The clowns of summer.

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July 20, 2025

Brenda Clements Jones

Juvenile males can be spotted by the subtle dotted look of thier gorget sometimes even having dots of red, Weighing in at one-tenth of an ounce

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris)

2 responses to “A Juvenile Male Hummingbird”

Diane Crumbley says:

July 21, 2025 at 9:30 am

Thanks for this article. We have finally started seeing a couple of ruby throated hummingbirds here in north Georgia. One male in particular has claimed the feeder!
- Brenda Clements Jones says:
  
  July 24, 2025 at 8:59 pm
  
  Hi Diane! So glad to hear that you are seeing Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds now. They are so entertaining. My feeders are within easy view of our table, which makes it fun to have something to make us laugh as we eat our meals! For me, I think they may be the highlight of my summer!
  
  So very glad you read my posts!
  Bren