Ruby Throated Hummingbirds
View allAll Photos Tagged ruby
A couple of summer posts for weekend seem especially warranted by the strong winds, blowing snow and bleakness of our second day in December.
Thank you for viewing, commenting on and faving my photo!
(Please view as Large for best results)
Long Island, New York
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.
The sun turned ruby, colored the sea with a broad yellowish brush stroke, and set the whole sky in fire.
Spotted this migrating Ruby-crowned Kinglet along the Grindstone Marsh Trail during an October hike in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario.
(Regulus calendula)
Thank you for viewing, commenting on and faving my photo!
(Please view as Large for best results)
Central Park, NYC, NY
It is such a pleasure to see hummingbirds zooming, chasing and performing other aerobatics in your yard.
Early spring arrival to Southern Ontario. These are restless, acrobatic birds that move quickly through foliage, typically at lower and middle levels. They flick their wings almost constantly as they go. This makes them very difficult to photograph. (Cornell Lab)
I love these little sweeties with their lovely delicate singing. Never remaining still definitely makes them not easy to photograph.
Thank you for all views, faves, and comments.
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.
Black and Bloom Salvia perennials proved to be strong hummingbird plants. I hope that they will attract clearwing moths and butterfiles too next year.
- Ys&Ys: Sally BOM skin (Tone 00) on Lelutka Nova 2.5 bento head
- Lelutka: Nova Bento head 2.5 -Evolution Line- (More Info)
- Yomi: Ruby Hair
@Anthem March round
- IDTTY Faces: Fire Signs make up Collection
after @IDTTY Faces Mainstore
- Ladybird: Maple Tattoo
@Anthem March round
- Ascendant: Kimmy Nails + Ring
after @Ascendant Mainstore
- Avi-Glam: Eternity Eyes (Ink)
after @Avi-Glam Mainstore
This is Ruby. One of the pair I have been following for some time now. Ruby is a bit cautious around this time, probably pregnant.
Image shot as it is on Nikon series E 1:4 F=70-210mm
Brighton 🇬🇧
March 2021