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In just a few short weeks, hummingbird lovers across much of the country — many whom have painstakingly mixed and served countless gallons of sugar-based elixir to their visitors in the past fews months -- will bid a fond farewell to their delightful friends for another season. Such is the case for Birding Wire editor J.R. Absher, whose summertime daily routine included preparing upwards of two gallons of "one-to-four" for this Rufous hummingbird and many others frequenting his Sierra County, New Mexico feeders. Technical: Canon 7D with Canon EF 75-300 f/4-5.6, ISO 1000, f.16 @ 1/800 sec.

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