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Buff-bellied hummingbird        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Buff-bellied hummingbirds are tropical species that make it into the US in the lower Rio Grande Valley, where I photographed these.   They are identified from their rusty tails and pinkish bills.

  • Canon 1D4; 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter, fill-in flash (2014)