And, boy, are his wings tired.(Virginia Beach Beacon)

From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: September 2, 2007 | Copyright information

Hummingbirds come and go regularly from feeders near the porch at June and John Myers' home in Witchduck Point.

Last week, June Myers saw a hummer of a different sort fly in - a brown one obviously very different from our familiar green ruby-throats.

"That's rufous!," Myers immediately told herself.

She and John never dreamed they would ever again see the rufous hummingbird that arrived in their yard last year on the heels of tropical storm Ernesto....

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