Bright Plumage
"Sparkling and bright" is how Nancy describes the plumage of a migrant male ruby-throat in late winter or early spring. Wintering adult males are still molting. Their wing, tail, and contour feathers will be quite dull by comparison.
![hanging the feeder outside the classroom](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/journeynorth.org/images/graphics/humm/rthu_male2_laura_erickson.jpg)
Photo: Laura Erickson
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