Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Open wing)
This open-winged, ruby-throated Hummingbird carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. Some immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird males begin to show a red spotting on the throat by early fall. As with all hummingbirds, the adult males migrate earlier than the females and immatures. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are fairly common and often found in gardens and woodland edges. Very similar in appearance with the Black-chinned Hummingbirds, females and immatures of these two species are almost indistinguishable. The Ruby-throated generally has a greener crown, shorter bill, darker face and more pointed shape of the darker primaries, especially the outermost ones.
Reference
National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds of North America, Fifth Edition, Page 276
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