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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird help

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Posted by Kenneth Arni on June 7, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird help
I took many pics of this same hummingbird at the feeder. most pics when it backed off the feeder. Two times I got pics of this little extention from its beak. I'm calling it a "sippy straw". I looked up on web and could not fing any mention of this. Does anyone know exactly what this is.
Thanks in advance. :confused:
Posted by Wayne Bartz on June 7, 2010 at 11:14 AM
I took a lot of photos of Hummingbirds last fall and got shots of this, some with the beak open, my best guess is that it is their tongue.
Posted by Alan Olander on June 7, 2010 at 12:03 PM
It's her tongue.
Posted by Luke Ormand on June 7, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Tongue - and nice shot!
Posted by John Tobias on June 7, 2010 at 2:22 PM
Good shot,nice detail, tongue and all.