Friends of mine living in Montana, and very familiar with my photographic studies of dead things, thought of me when they found this dessicated bird in their home. The calliope hummingbird is the smallest bird in the United Sates and Canada, tipping the scales at only a tenth of an ounce. Despite the small size, it still migrates over 5,500 miles from the western US/Canada to winter in southern Mexico. Typical of birds, the male is much more colorful and visually striking, but also typical of hummingbirds, the female retains enough of the iridescent plumage to be spectacular too.
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