White-eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis leucotis), Miller Canyon, Cochise County

This White-eared Hummingbird was discoverd by David Blue on 02 August 2013 and photographed by Charles W. Melton on 07 August 2013.  Photographed a short distance upstream from Split Rock.

White-eared Hummingbird is a rare summer resident in the mountains of Southeastern Arizona.  

The extremely prominent, bright white eyebrow of both sexes of the White-eared Hummingbird is unmistakable.

07 August 2013, photo by Charles W. Melton

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