Today the continuing hummingbird was seen by many birders and more images were captured by several photographers.
One of my photos shows in more detail the molt occurring around the neck area which Jacob mentioned yesterday. http://www.flickr.com/photos/landp/6521872591/in/photostream David Krauss posted to ebirdsnyc and I am forwarding his message: "Here are a few more shots to add to the debate about the hummingbird currently visiting the AMNH. If nothing else I think that a few of these clearly emphasize Phil's earlier point that the perspective of an individual shot can make a huge difference in estimating feather length. I've spent a lot of time in CA and the southwest over the past couple of years and, as the photo labels indicate, it looks like a rufous to me. Photos can be seen here. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/11323345@N07/6522022919/in/set-7215762844547897\ 9/<https://secure.flickr.com/photos/11323345@N07/6522022919/in/set-72157628445478979/> -David Krauss" He has some wonderful captures of the hummer, including two-three showing it spreading its tail feathers - enjoy. good December birding, Anders Peltomaa -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
