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Calliope Hummingbird

Contributors: Dennis Demcheck/ Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

This picture is of an adult male Calliope Hummingbird present daily in Dennis Demcheck's yard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, since early November 2004. He dominates the Broad-tailed Hummingbird, but the Calliope in turn is dominated by an adult male Rufous that arrived in the yard Jan. 4, 2005. The Calliope is North America's smallest bird, and breeds in the north west, and is an unusual visitor to the east.

Calliope Hummingbird
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