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    I think this is a female Anna's Hummingbird, if so it would seem to be a vagrant and out of it's west coast range. Any help identifying the bird would be appreciated. Image captured on it's favorite perch on a small Lemon Tree in a tub next to a Florida Fire Bush. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

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    1/3200 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 900 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
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    Cropped a little for composition and presentation
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    With the gentle peach wash on the flanks and the suggestion of an orange-red gorget, this is an immature male Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the expected species in Florida. An immature Anna's would have a less white breast (with more gray and green) and show a pink gorget. Anna's is exceedingly rare in FL; there are only ~ half a dozen records, all from the panhandle. Bird looks good on the super smooth BG!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dorian Anderson View Post
    With the gentle peach wash on the flanks and the suggestion of an orange-red gorget, this is an immature male Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the expected species in Florida. An immature Anna's would have a less white breast (with more gray and green) and show a pink gorget. Anna's is exceedingly rare in FL; there are only ~ half a dozen records, all from the panhandle. Bird looks good on the super smooth BG!
    Thanks Dorian, I wasn't sure, some of the photos looked like it. Immature Ruby-throated male it is. Thank you for viewing and commenting, I was hoping you would help identify it.
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    Love the way those plates just pop off of the breast Joe. Subtle greens on the bird go well with the background. Dorian for sure knows his bird species. Fantastic image nice to see it posed. TFS

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    Nice to see the gorget coming in on this young ruby-throated individual. Neat little perch, and good background. I'm thinking the blacks could go deeper, and the darker oof branch at left could be removed IMO. Better luck next time for an Anna's!

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