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Water Break
On a warm summer evening in British Columbia, a female rufous hummingbird pokes its bill through a cool drop of water. Alandra Palisser photographed the bird hovering over a pond equipped
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with a fountain on the patio outside her home. “The fountain spray attracts a lot of hummers,” shewith a fountain on t
says, “though they usually move so fast it’s hard to photograph them.” Rufous hummingbirds normally don’t need to drink water. They feed mainly on flower nectar, which provides most of their liquid needs.
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says, “though they usually need to drink water.
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ALANDRA PALISSER
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