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Ruby-throated hummingbird and Bald-faced Hornet in Flight - Archilochus colubris - Dolichovespula maculata Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ruby-throated hummingbird in Flight and Bald-faced Hornet - Archilochus colubris - Dolichovespula maculata Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ruby-throated hummingbird and Bald-faced Hornet - Archilochus colubris - Dolichovespula maculata Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ruby-throated hummingbird and Bald-faced Hornet in Flight - Archilochus colubris - Dolichovespula maculata

The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is the most common hummingbird in eastern North America, having population estimates of about 35 million in 2021. Dolichovespula maculata is a species of wasp in the genus Dolichovespula and a member of the eusocial, cosmopolitan family Vespidae. It is known by many colloquial names, primarily bald-faced hornet, but also including bald-faced aerial yellowjacket, bald-faced wasp, bald hornet, white-faced hornet, blackjacket, white-tailed hornet, spruce wasp, and bull wasp.