Hummingbird at rest: Wild of the Week

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Jim McGowan of Alsip captured a rare photo: a male ruby-throated hummingbird “at rest instead of buzzing all around the yard.’’

That is a shot I have tried to get for years without success.

Wild of the Week, a celebration of wildlife around Chicago outdoors, runs on the Sun-Times outdoors page on Sundays when apt.

To submit WOTW, find me on Twitter (@BowmanOutside), Facebook (Dale Bowman) or email (straycasts@sbcglobal.net).


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