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My friend www.flickr.com/photos/eklohoma/ suggested the title of this photo be "Ruby Melted (instead of what I had: Ruby). So I wondered if the Ruby can be melted .. answer is yes, at 2044 °C according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby .. Thus I had no choice but to change the Title! Thanks :)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula),11/28/2021, The Landing’s Sparrow Field, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Ga.
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.
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 Hummingbird - got to keep those feathers in good shape for the next dogfight - Green Spring Garden Park
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)
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.
The Ruby-tailed Wasp is quite lazy and the females lay their eggs in the nests of other solitary bees and wasps, especially Mason Bees. When the eggs hatch, they eat the larvae of the Mason Bees. This gives the Ruby-tailed Wasp its other name of 'Cuckoo Wasp'.
Norfolk
July 2019
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours
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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/640s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso2500
Photographed in the lantana gardens in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Photographed in a private garden in Memphis, Tennessee.
Member of Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens, 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 800. Nikon SB-5000 flash using Auto FP High-Speed Sync mode.
Like other areas Mill Lake Park also had an outfall of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and to a lesser degree Yellow-rumped Warblers.
Every morning when I make my way out to the garden, she flies above my head and lands on a nearby branch. I think she likes being greeted and talked to.
From the moment I saw these birds in the trees around the cottage we visit, a few years ago, I have been trying to figure out how to get decent photographs. This summer I settled on identifying perches used periodically, and then getting in range of one of the perches. This meant two things: being on the roof, and being subject to shifting light and backgrounds. On the other hand, some of their grooming poses were amazing. It was a lot of fun hanging out with them.
Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. I would also like to thank everyone for their comments and help over the past year. It means a lot having such a great group that is so supportive and helpful. I look forward to another great year on flickr with you all.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) late in the day in the rain. Had to crank the ISO up to 8000. Probably pushing it a bit too much :-)
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A ruby-crowned kinglet is perched on a thorny branch, its feathers fluffed up against a softly focused background. The sunlight creates a gentle glow, highlighting the bird's delicate features!!!
Une vraie petite boule de nerfs. Ne tient pas en place. Ne m'a laissé qu'une occasion de la capturer.
I will continue to get shots of these, as long as they hang around. Photographed in a private garden in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Good Stewards of Nature
A resting male ruby whiteface (Leucorrhinia rubicunda, Nordische Moosjungfer) on a hot, sunny day at the Bauernmoor in Tiste.
Sunset from Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park.
Of all the coastal beaches we visited, Ruby was my favorite. A very short walk takes you to a flat beach with majestic sea stacks and lots of composition options. but this also means it's not a beach for solitude.
I have had a cute little Ruby Crowned Kinglet visiting one of my suet feeders all winter. I have taken many photos of him hoping he would flash his crown of red feathers but have only managed one shot where he did so. I haven't seen him this week and wonder if he has started migrating back to wherever he came from. Hopefully he will be back next year and will be a little less shy in showing his red crown.