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 - got to keep those feathers in good shape for the next dogfight - Green Spring Garden Park

Ruby Throated Hummingbird with Porterweed - Green Spring Gardens Park

A female Ruby-throated hummingbird resting on a chinese hat plant at Castellow Hammock Park in Miami, FL.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula).

Local park Mississauga, ON

Ruby

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 feeding on a Mina Lobata Vine (Firecracker Vine). Green Spring Gardens Park

The Flickr Lounge-Starts With The Letter R

Of course these are similar to the ones Dorothy wore in the Wizard Of Oz movie.

Anderson Road Fitness Trail, Nashville, TN - 3/21/24

A male ruby-throated hummingbird sitting on a branch.

Ruby is the Wright-Locke Farm director's rescue dog. She is fortunate to be able to hang around such a lovely place. I found here waiting by the squash house at sunset today, and had to click 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.

Ruby Throated Hummer, male. Multi flash setup from my kitchen window.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird working the Porterweed. Times getting short and they will be gone soon.

Ruby is a British Bulldog

She does a lot of sleeping and she snores so loudly.

Backyard Nature

Ruby Throated Hummingbirds

Here's another couple. <3

Photographed in Adams Gulch near Ketchum, Idaho

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird - Green Spring Gardens Park

Backyard Nature

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!

Ruby Throated Hummingbird feeding on a Cardinal Flower - Green Spring Gardens

Ruby-crowned Kinglet * Westham Is, Canada

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird - Chinn Ridge Battlefield Manassas National Battlefield Park

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.

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

A shot taken at Ruby Beach near Kalaloch, WA. It was taken midday using a 9 stop ND filter and an 8 second exposure.

Photographed in a private garden in Memphis, Tennessee.

Member of Nature’s Spirit

Good Stewards of Nature

Juvenile Ruby Throated Hummingbird - Green Spring Gardens Park

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

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.

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

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

Ruby Throated Hummingbird feeding on a Cardinal Flower

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

Let me know if you would like to give this a try!

ray@raymondbarlow.com

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR

1/640s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso2500

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract

Wikipedia: The ruby-crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula) is a very small passerine bird found throughout North America. Their breeding habitat is coniferous forests across Canada, Alaska, northern New England and the western United States.

These birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico. Some birds are permanent residents in the west.

Conservation status: Least Concern

A ruby-throated hummingbird rests on a delicate perch surrounded by a decorative red frame. The background consists of a soft, blurred gradient, enhancing the focus on the bird's iridescent green feathers!!!