Coastal Bend Contest 2011 (76/100)


Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), male feeding on blooming Texas Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia lindheimeri), Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA
Filename: RTHU_029671_Rolfnp_Ruby-throated Hummingbird.jpg
Copyright © Rolf Nussbaumer Photography, 2323 Bretzke Lane, New Braunfels, TX 78132, USA, www.rolfnp.com, Tel. 210 643 4800
Copyright © Rolf Nussbaumer Photography, 2323 Bretzke Lane, New Braunfels, TX 78132, USA, www.rolfnp.com, Tel. 210 643 4800
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