Juvenile male Ruby-throated Hummingbird foraging on a Cardinal Flower

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My wife and I planted a number of native plants in our backyard this spring. We wanted to have more wildlife friendly plants around and I wanted to be able to get images like this one. It is a first summer Ruby-throated Hummingbird foraging on a Cardinal Flower. This is exactly the sort of image I was hoping for.

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Size: 4200px × 4200px
Location: Concord, NC
Photo credit: © Phil Fowler / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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