Pregnant Ruby-Throated Hummingbird?
Either she's a big gal or this bird is pregnant. They say it's hard to tell sometimes between young males and females, but I'd imagine given the size, that this is a pregnant female. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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At first she noticed me and tolerated me so she got comfortable and stayed a little while primping and organizing those beautiful feathers, then probably wished I would go away and finally began some feuding with some like-feathered competition at the feeder. She chased the other away several times before tolerating the other to sip the sweet concoction.
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