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Verneuil Ruby on background of Canadian Nephrite Jade
Ruby has a Moh's hardness--scratch resistance of 9
Nephrite Jade has a Moh's hardness of 6.5 but Jade is way tougher than Ruby or Diamond because of it's interlocking crystal growth. That's the difference between scratch resistance vs toughness.
Jeremiah 15:19-21)
Isaiah 57:15)
Isaiah 66:1,2)
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11)
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Jeremiah 23:22, 28-29)
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Gen 1:14) Isa 8:18) Hebrews 2:13,14)John chp 17)
Hebrews 12:22-24)
Another pretty winter day full of sunshine in Maryland today, and after getting the household chores done in the morning, took the Sony long lens to a local park in Baltimore County.
Was able to capture another new first for me ... while in the woods there were two of these little ones, about the size of chickadee. They were also always on the move, and not pausing for long.
Really liked this capture of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet ... the results on the Sony 7RM5 and the 600mm at about 25 feet or more away ... still came away with lots of details on this tiny feathered friend.
Photographed in the backyard setup.
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Female. I only saw the female Ruby-throated Hummingbird today. I purposely shot this a little slower today cause I wanted to try and get the wings to disappear from their motion, but still get a sharp head. This was at 1/1600 sec. I would usually shoot at least 1/3200 sec. Plus it was very dark where I photographed. Fortunately she appears in the sun briefly.
Ruby Crowned Kinglet. Scientific name: Regulus calendula
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Kinglets are tiny insectivores that actively forage for insect and spider eggs on the undersides of foliage. They weigh less than an ounce and are among the smallest of songbirds. They often hover in front of a branch, gleaning food from its tips and undersides. Kinglets often flick their wings as they move about.
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In the Central Oklahoma Cross Timbers, a ruby-crowned kinglet flitted among leafless oaks and redbuds, his olive-gray feathers blending with the winter drab. March’s first warmth stirred the air, signaling time to prepare for the northward trek.
All winter, he’d foraged tirelessly—tiny wings flitting incessantly as he gleaned spiders and dormant insects from bark, his slight frame belying fierce tenacity. The ruby crown, usually hidden, flared briefly when a chickadee darted too close, a flying jewel against the brown landscape.
He’d weathered ice storms, huddling in cedar boughs, and now his restless flight quickened. With a high, thin see-see-see, he tested the breeze, instincts pulling him toward Canada’s spruce forests. One dawn, as redbuds hinted at bloom, he gorged on leftover berries, fueling up for the 1,500-mile journey.
At dusk, he launched skyward, a speck against the fading light, navigating across the starlit Great Plains. Ahead lay breeding grounds, mates, and summer songs—a promise worth the perilous journey. Oklahoma faded below, and his winter refuge was now just a memory.
A male Ruby-tailed Wasp. This is a composite of several images; combined using Zerene Stacker. Haven't seen many of these in the garden this year.
Ruby-tailed wasps are cuckoo wasps. The females lay their eggs in the nests of other solitary bee and wasp species.
A ruby‑crowned kinglet may be tiny, but its winter physiology is remarkably engineered for the severe cold that settles over its winter habitat in the Oklahoma Cross Timbers. When Arctic air pushes through the post oaks and blackjacks, the kinglet increases its metabolic rate to one of the highest recorded in any songbird, burning calories at a rapid pace to maintain core temperature. Its contour feathers loft into a dense insulating layer, reducing heat loss.
Throughout the day, it forages almost nonstop, gleaning dormant insects, eggs, and spiders from bark crevices and cedar foliage—micro‑prey that provide the high‑energy intake needed to offset nighttime losses. At dusk, it seeks dense cover in thickets or cedar trees, where the wind chill effect is less.
A master of microhabitats and metabolic precision, thriving in winter’s harshest conditions.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds, Rondeau provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, July 12, 2019.
Put out a oriole feeder and had 7 hummingbirds on it in minutes.
Then hung up the hummingbird feeder and had 5 more.
We have had as many as 30 in the yard at one time, but that's mid August.
Archilochus colubris
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds prefer to feed on red or orange flowers (though it's not necessary to color the sugar water you put in a hummingbird feeder). Like many birds, hummingbirds have good color vision and can see into the ultraviolet spectrum, which humans can’t see.
Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park
Washington
This sunset was taken at Ruby Beach, part of a set of beaches that are within Olympic National Park. The rock outcroppings and sea stacks are unique to each area of the coast. By choosing different tides and times of years, opportunities for composition at these ocean sites are unlimited!
Oh my goodness! This is a lifer for my yard birds. I've only seen one other bird of this species, and only got one shot of it (Lake Apopka North Shore Wildlife Drive 2016). This was in the front yard, in God's garden, playing in the sprinklers on the Simpson's Stopper bush. Am I blessed or what! Thank You, Jesus.
This is such a great bird for me (practically homebound). This is at the same time as the Orange-crowned Warbler! Isn't that just something!
This little bird is not very big ... as you can tell from this shot. But for its size, it has a rather loud voice. Would love for him to have raised its red crown feathers, but it was not to be.
Consideing its size, it's pretty amazing the long distances they migrate for the winter. From Newfoundland to the southern United States and Mexico is a very long way.
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 by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America.
Ogontz Bay, Big Bay de Noc, Michigan
Ran across two pairs of kinglets this morning and got several good shots of this bird. Never got a usable shot of their other. That's why I shoot away when I get a cooperative model. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
Dripping in rubies and awardened in style!
This look made me won the prize for the best attire at the Ruby Bloodlines Party.
Was such a honor!!
Ruby-crowned kinglet, Rondeau Provincial Park, April 26, 2023.
A regular visitor to the yard and water feature. Not sure how it lost the feathers at the edge of its bill.
Corthylio calendula.
This tiny bird is often hard to see in summer, when it lives high in tall conifers. In migration and winter, however, it often flits about low in woods and thickets, flicking its wings nervously as it approaches the observer. When it is truly excited (by a potential mate, rival, or predator), the male may erect his ruby-red crown feathers, hidden at other times. The song of the Ruby-crown is jumbled and loud, all out of proportion to the size of the bird.
source - Audubon-org
We were birding out in the Cross Timber oaks when this little male flew in and landed in front of us. Sat there preening for several minutes. Unfortunately, the sun was at his back, so we didn't get to see that beautiful ruby-colored throat.
Our beautiful world, pass it on.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) has been reclassified to Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
Sunrise over the Ruby Range from a small pond in the wilderness. Raggeds Wilderness, Colorado - October 2022
Ektar 100 4x5, 125mm lens
4 seconds at f32, no filters
It was another great day to photograph these beauties with Allen (asparks306) in a field near Cordova, Tennessee.
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Photo made on Ruby Beach at Olympic Peninsula. A spectacular scenery. I've got there before the sunset which was amazing. This particular photo was made just when I got to the shore. The low tide and the ever changing light was providing wonderful and interesting shapes and transforming frames of visions. The trail is very light and the logs barrier are not challenging to go through. Loved every second at this bit of our Earth. Foto feita em Ruby Beach na Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, USA. Tive muita sorte de presenciar e registrar um pôr de sol magnÃfico e com a maré baixa pude fotografar bem destacados os stacks, (ilhas na beira mar).
Finally, this little speedster sat long enough to provided a glimpse of its crown. Photographed in the backyard setup.
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