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A rufous/Allen's hummingbird and some Pride of Madeira illuminating a grey, misty day. 🪶
📷Claremont Canyon I’ve only ever seen “rufous” to describe the color of birds. Is it ever used to describe other ruddy-colored things? There are quite a few mammals with "rufous" in their common names too (and the bobcat's scientific name is Lynx rufus). 
