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A tiny bird seeming overflow with energy, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet forages almost frantically through lower branches of shrubs and trees. Its habit of constantly flicking its wings is a key identification clue. Smaller than a warbler or chickadee, this plain green-gray bird has a white eyeing and a white bar on the wing. The male's brilliant ruby crown patch usually stays hidden.
They are tiny songbirds with relatively large heads, almost no neck, and thin tails, They have very small, thin, straight bills.
Both sexes :
Length : 3.5 - 4.3 in (9 - 11 cm)
Weight : 0.2 - 0.3 oz (5 - 10 g)
Wingspan : 6.3 - 7.1 in (16 - 18 cm)
--- allaboutbirds.org
Each year I usually only have 3 hummingbirds. This fellow was the first to arrive, some two weeks before the female. He was also the first to leave. The female, and the juvenile left mid week the second week of October. Sad to see them go and hope they have a safe trip south.
Fun and frustrating little winter birds in Central Oklahoma. I got a lot of empty frames of this bird's prior resting spot before getting this shot. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
Ruby-crowned kinglets visit our Japanese maple every spring to get nectar from the emerging leaves. This year's visitor struck a pose.
It was an nice outing with friend Allen (asparks306) to photograph these near Cordova, Tennessee.
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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
Celebrating our ruby reunion at Kadkani River Resort with a special guest: the purple-rumped sunbird! ✨ Its iridescent hues and energetic flitting perfectly mirror the joy of reconnecting with the class of '84 after 40 years.
We got to Ruby beach a little late so we didn't do a lot of exploring. I haven't spent that much time at the beach so I guess this would would be called a really large tide pool. Either way it offered some nice reflections with just a little color.
My first Explore photo - July 23, 2011
This was shot during my workshop with Kurt Budliger in Olympic National Park. I absolutely cannot wait to do it again! What a great learning process and discovery of a new place. This was shot after the sun had gone down (just) and there was a cool vibe in the air.
This is a blend of 2 exposures (one for the sky and one for the rest).
Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
A view of Ruby Beach just before descending the path to the beach.
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.
Male ruby throated hummingbird, Rondeau Provincial Park, July 17, 2017
Usually see the female but this male has started coming into the feeder.
Archilochus colubris
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are eastern North America’s only breeding hummingbird. But in terms of area, this species occupies the largest breeding range of any North American hummingbird.