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Taken in June at my cousin's in rural Guelph, Ontario.
This was taken with my Canon Telephoto Zoom 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM EF Lens and is SOOC, only framed in Photoshop.
Ruby Throated Hummingbird - got to keep those feathers in good shape for the next dogfight - Green Spring Garden Park
I was walking through Koreatown in Toronto on a snowy day when I caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye. She was standing on the steps of a business and she looked like a porcelain doll. In a somewhat busy location, she was standing next to a wall of plain white metal siding and I could imagine a good portrait. I turned back and introduced myself and my project. She began to fluster about her hair not being right which I countered with my opinion that it looked just fine. I showed her my contact card and suggested we try a couple of photos and if she was not happy with them, I would not use them for my project. She agreed to that. Meet Ruby.
To my surprise, she proceeded to shrug off her coat and put it down on the steps behind her, along with her cell phone and my contact card. I wanted to emphasize her eyes and I also needed to be close to maintain the simplicity of the background. (Stepping back would have introduced too many distractions.) We had to step aside a couple of times during the brief shooting as customers needed to use the stairs Ruby was standing on (I was on the sidewalk).
As I asked a couple of questions for this story, Ruby waved her hand and said she wasn’t good with the comments which I accepted. She was friendly, but pressed for time, citing that she is a hair stylist and was due to start work in the salon behind her. Suddenly her immaculate presentation all made perfect sense. I did learn that Ruby is from Korea and has been in Canada just a year. I commented that she must have had good English before she came because communicating with her was not difficult. She smiled and said she came without any English. Impressive.
What does she like most about being a hairstylist? It’s being able to use her creativity to help someone achieve an attractive look. I offered to send the photo and she typed her email address into my phone before excusing herself and grabbing her coat, saying she had to get inside and start work. She suggested I might mention the salon in my project and I said I would be glad to. It is Goa Hair Studio (www.h2goa.com/). As an afterthought, I snapped a quick photo of the storefront with my cell phone to give a sense of the location on Bloor Street West in Toronto.
Thank you Ruby. You are my 812th submission to The Human Family Group on Flickr.
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have many skeletal and flight muscle adaptations which allow the bird great agility in flight. Muscles make up 25-30% of their body weight, and they have long, bladelike wings that, unlike the wings of other birds, connect to the body only from the shoulder joint. This adaptation allows the wing to rotate almost 180°, enabling the bird to fly not only forward but also straight up and down, sideways, and backwards, and to hover in front of flowers as it feeds on nectar and insects.
During hovering, ruby-throated hummingbird wings beat 55x/sec, 61x/sec when moving backwards, and at least 75x/sec when moving forward.
This is the Queen Hummingbird of my backyard. She's taken ownership of the three feeder in my yard and chases all others away (except for the yellow jacket bees)
Ruby Throated Hummingbird and a honey bee feeding on salvia and performing their pollinator duties - Green Spring Gardens
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8agH2gJqimU
She would never say where she came from
Yesterday don't matter because it's gone
While the sun is bright
Or in the darkest night
No one knows, she comes and then she goes
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Who is gonna hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you
Don't ask her why she needs to be so free
She's gonna tell you it's the only way to be
She just can't be chained
To a life where nothing's gained
And nothing's lost, but such a cost
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Who is gonna hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you
"There's no time to lose", I heard her say
You gotta catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams and you may lose your mind
Is life unkind?
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Who is gonna hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you
Ruby Crowned Kinglet. A speedy little bird that hops from branch to branch looking for insects. And this one was chattering loudly. They winter here in central Arizona, and for whatever reason, the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch is quite popular with them this year.
The sun was out a bit today and this brought out some ruby-tailed wasps too. Some have been checking-out my bee-hotels, this one was warming-up on the path. Always a pleasure to see!
A Ruby-throated hummingbird (male) hovers in mid-air while feeding on the nectar from a vibrant blue flower. Lush green foliage surrounds the scene, creating a natural backdrop for this moment of nature!!
Red like roses fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest.
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I am overwhelmed! My RWBY build was featured on The Brothers Brick and overall you guys seem to like it! Thanks! Here is closer look at Ruby and another photo featuring the grimm will be up soon, too.
Waiting his turn! This Ruby-throated hummingbird hovered just long enough in front of the feeder for me to grab the shot. He was competing with a couple of Black-chinned hummers on the feeder. Some of the hummers are so territorial chasing each other about.
A really fast little bird, it was tearing through the hedge snapping up food.
It paused just long enough to get a reasonably good shot.
It bounces through the pond but doesn't linger for a bath.
Regulus calendula
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.
source -https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet/lifehistory