Ruby Throated Hummingbirds
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(Archilochus colubris) We don't get hummingbirds in the UK so any sighting is, for me, a great experience!
Tilden Botanic Garden, Berkeley, CA
I was at the Botanic Garden with my wife, who was doing an extended bird survey of the Garden with three of her fellow docents. It was a pleasant spring morning weather. This handsome male was preening himself extensively on a branch by the pond, displaying the largest ruby crown that any of us had ever seen (not quite captured in this picture). He was also vocalizing and calling actively now and then.
It is such a pleasure to see hummingbirds zooming, chasing and performing other aerobatics in your yard.
Nikon D500, Sigma 60-600mm Sports lens, 600mm, f/8, 1/1000, ISO 800. Juvenile male and a bug. View Large.
Spotted this migrating Ruby-crowned Kinglet along the Grindstone Marsh Trail during an October hike in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario.
(Regulus calendula)
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Central Park, NYC, NY
The Ruby-crowned Kinglet is a tiny bird that lays a very large clutch of eggs—there can be up to 12 in a single nest. Although the eggs themselves weigh only about a fiftieth of an ounce, an entire clutch can weigh as much as the female herself.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets seem nervous as they flit through the foliage, flicking their wings nearly constantly. Keeping an eye out for this habit can be a useful aid to identifying kinglets.
Metabolic studies on Ruby-crowned Kinglets suggest that these tiny birds use only about 10 calories (technically, kilocalories) per day.
The oldest known Ruby-crowned Kinglet was a female, and at least 8 years, 8 months old, when she was recaptured and rereleased during banding operations in Texas in 2017. She was banded in the same state in 2008.
I love these little sweeties with their lovely delicate singing. Never remaining still definitely makes them not easy to photograph.
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A shot from last day in September. Mostly all of them migrated South. It is going to be a long wait to see them in Spring again.
Black and Bloom Salvia perennials proved to be strong hummingbird plants. I hope that they will attract clearwing moths and butterfiles too next year.
They have a highly audible song for such a small bird. It took several minutes before I could locate him as he sang a few phrases from one place, and then started again in another location. Luckily for me, he flew down to an open perch very close where he sang and raised his crown.
It was a bright overcast backlight situation. I was close enough to get detail though, and I really like the way those red crown feathers were lighted from behind.
If you have never heard its song, Check the link below.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet/sounds
Beaumaris Lake. Edmonton, Alberta.
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I caught this juvenile taking nectar from a Scarlet Runner in Peter Stahl's flower garden.
Isle Lake. Parkland County, Alberta.
This one was feeding between the raised beds and gave me a clean background. Very nice of it. 😉
Kent County, Michigan
Female hummingbird enjoying some Turk's Cap flowers while spending a few days in my area on its Fall Migration South. Richmond, Texas (Archilochus colubris)
A female...or possibly a juvenile of either gender. Even after reading up a bit it still seems unclear to me. I spotted it this morning on a bush in a neighbor's garden while I was eating breakfast on the porch. It was nice enough to hang around while I ran inside to get my camera. I managed to get a few shots while my dog hopped on the table and finished my breakfast.