Okay, so there might be a lot of things that fit this description and that are uncommon to Arizona. What I’m referring to, though, is commonly found nesting on the east side of the Mississippi River. My name is Ruby; my secret admirer calls me this because my name is Ruby-throated Hummingbird. She’s the one that is convinced that I’m not uncommon to Arizona.
Location
Reference guides out there like iBird Explorer Pro say that Ruby-throated Hummingbirds spend most of their time in the tropics. Now for the life of me, I can’t figure out why they would say that. I certainly would not call Arizona a tropic area, especially when it hits 110 degrees in the shade in the summertime.
Tiny but mighty
Remember when I said I was tiny but bigger than a bug? You see, I’m only 3-5 inches full grown and don’t weigh much at all — only about three grams — and I’m considered to be medium-sized in the hummingbird world!
I’m so pretty!
Aw, come on. I’m not being conceited. I’ve got four colors to make sure I look my best (five if you count the brown in my eyes). My forehead, crown, and nape are an iridescent green; and since I’m a male, I’ve got just the prettiest red on my throat, and to go along with the red, I’ve got a black chin. To top off my suit of colors, my upper and under tail are a dark green, and I’ve got black legs.
My mom (that’s what I call my secret admirer) calls me her favorite bird. She’s told her partner that I so thrilled her the day she was out filling the bird baths in the front yard so the other birds that I share my territory with could have a cool drink in the above-100-degree temperature. You see, she had the water running real slow in the hose to kind of get the lead out of the hose, and I went and took a good long drink. And hmmm good — it was a good long drink too. I sure was thirsty. She rued the day that she didn’t have her camera with her.
Now if only I could get listed as a common bird of Arizona. I think it’s pure nonsense that the major bird guides like iBird (http://www.ibird.com) don’t list me in either the common listing nor the uncommon listing for Arizona. After all, my secret admirer and her partner saw me, right? Don’t Call ME Uncommon To Arizona.
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