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)

Another winter flowering beauty! The heather gardens were so pretty this day! ;0)

I met Ruby last week at a coffee shop when she started chatting to me about my dogs.

I took the opportunity to ask her to meet up for a shoot on the next Sunday. This is the first shot we took.

It's my parents Ruby Wedding Anniversary next weekend. Here is the card I have made for them. They're still going strong after 40 years, something worth aspiring to I think ;-)

I know the idea is not new but I really like the effect and hope they will too.

A poor shot of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Shirley's Bay Ottawa. Wednesday October 19 2022.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird. Rosetta McClain Gardens, Toronto, Ontario.

A ruby-throated hummingbird at Westham Island, British Columbia.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird - Green Spring Gardens Park

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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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 a private garden in Memphis, Tennessee.

Member of Nature’s Spirit

Good Stewards of Nature

Photographed in a private garden in Memphis, Tennessee.

Member of Nature’s Spirit

Good Stewards of Nature

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.

This rusty old Ford truck is one of the first things seen after entering Ruby.

Montana Peak is in the background, as it is for lots of my Ruby photos. It towers over the area and is hard to ignore.

Photographed in the Lantana gardens in Memphis, Tennessee.

Member of Nature’s Spirit

Good Stewards of Nature

Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding on the nectar of Cardinal Flower

Here is possibly my best shot ever.

Date: October 12, 2021

Location: Rockburn Branch Park - Elkridge, Maryland (Howard County)

Savage

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Juvenile Ruby Throated Hummingbird - Green Spring Gardens Park

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract

I spent the afternoon in Ashland County, Ohio.

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!!!

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, "Archilochus colubris", female, August 2020, Tennessee, USA.

She's living alone in her own room. The females, Fly and Nixie, want to see her. Jasper and Boris could care less.

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird enjoying a Glossy Abellia flower

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A resting male ruby whiteface (Leucorrhinia rubicunda, Nordische Moosjungfer) on a hot, sunny day at the Bauernmoor in Tiste.

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.

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Shot for Macro Mondays theme: “Songs from your teens”

Can you guess the song?

Noordse witsnuitlibel (Leucorrhinia rubicunda) - Bargerveen

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park

Suspended in the air looking out for rivals.

Suspendido en el aire vigilando que sus rivales no entren a su área

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird feeding on a Lily of the Nile plant - Green Spring Gardens

Ruby-throated hummingbirds spend the winter months in Central America and Mexico. Each year thousands of Ruby-throated hummingbirds are observed migrating past Hawk Watch locations in Southern Ontario. The adult males leave first in late July with the adult females following next.

Ruby the Turkey Vulture is an Audubon rescue bird. She was found on a farm. She may have been raised by humans because she was following the farmers around and asking to be fed. When she was brought to Audubon it was determined that she could not live in the wild. Seen at the Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass Festival.

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird looking for food sources. Photo taken at Morgan Arboretum, Montreal.

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First year male Ruby Throated Hummingbird - feeding on a Bromeliad

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird taken from my flower garden. I have seen a few males but none have cooperated yet. Maybe I will get a male before the summers over. ( explore # 81 ) my thanks to everyone

Just a reminder, spring is only 54 days away!

Ruby Beach is the northernmost of the southern beaches in the coastal section of Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located on Highway 101, in Jefferson County, 27 miles (43 km) south of the town of Forks.

First year male Ruby Throated Hummingbird feeding on a Bromeliad plant - Green Spring Gardens