Female ruby-throated hummingbird. They've been very active the last couple of days

[Walleye]

[AllaN01Bear]

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the wings are almost transperant.

[Walleye]

2. I love to get backlight on their wings

[jfz9580m]

3. Very pretty

I wondered for a minute why it’s throat wasn’t ruby red and then remembered that it’s male birds who have flamboyant plumage.

Sure enough-that’s an image of a male ruby-throated hummingbird from the Audubon.
The little feller looks somewhat indignant.

[Walleye]

4. I've had some males around, but the females are pretty vicious about protecting her nest when there's young 'uns

So they mostly come around and to the windowsill more or less in the evening or early morning. They will be more frequent visitors after the babies have fledged I think usually the male is the first one I see in the spring. It really is dazzling when they stretch out their neck and flash that ruby throat reflection into the sun. Here is a male from last year.