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.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird on a native purple coneflower. Taken in the shade at ASA 6400.

Ruby Beach, WA

January 2017

Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Green Springs Gardens

Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Heron Park, Danville, IL.

Ruby Matthews sex education season 3

Ruby Throated Hummingbird feeding on a Bromeliad Green Spring Gardens

Former Ruby Tuesday in Portsmouth, NH

Model/ outfit: Ruby Lumiere

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This Ruby-throated Hummingbird was seen in my backyard in Altamonte Springs. RTHU_1D4_5448

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Green Spring Gardens Park

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ruby mimosa on www.husbandsthatcook.com

Ruby-crowned Kinglet @ backyard Boise, Idaho. Had quite a game of peekaboo with this little fellow. Must have taken mercy upon me and held still for a couple of seconds.

Ruby-throated hummingbird

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Yard, West Chester,

Chester Co., PA

September 17, 2016

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 throat humming bird in my garden

Ruby Throated Hummingbird on Firecracker fern

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Barnegat, NJ.

Leucorrhinia rubicunda

Size: 35 mm

Early morning stack of this Ruby Whiteface, shot in June 2014.

Stacked from 19 natural light exposures in Zerene Stacker.

Canon 5DmkII, Nikon PB-6 bellows, Apo-Componon 90/4,5.

Twiliheart as Ruby Rose from RWBY.

Lighting: Twin speed lights in a 43-inch shoot through umbrella, camera left. Rim light by later afternoon sun filtering through bare trees into the amphitheater.

This series is of the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds that took up residence in and around my back yard and garden this past Summer.

I found it amazing how perceptive these little creatures are. They would fly rite up in front of me and hover when I would enter their space . I think to say please leave my space, or hover and feed within a few feet of were I sat or stood, but point a camera in their direction and poof they were gone. Still I have managed to get a few pics of them . here are a few of my favorites.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Sternrubin / Star Ruby

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Green Spring Gardens

Ruby Roxx in a tiki bathing suit.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Green Spring Gardens

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Green Sping Gardens

Look for lovely Ruby at WildflowerDolls.etsy.com.

Ruby (RWBY) - Labinnak & Mangoloo Cosplays - L&MC

Photographer Page - Dan Seiter Photography

Every month I take Ruby's photo she has more gray in her than the month before!!

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Ruby Tuesday #5064 (closed) [4,692 square feet]

5310 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA

This location opened in July 2005 and closed on March 3rd, 2018. It became a First Watch on February 8th, 2021.

The site originally housed My Sisters Restaurant, which opened on July 16th, 1953. It became The Broadmoor Fine Foods/Broadmoor Teletray Drive Inn/Broadmoor Restaurant on July 14th, 1954, Shoney's Big Boy on October 12th, 1958, which relocated here in spring 1976, Ground Round in winter 1982, which closed in April 1994, and Richmond Finance Company in the late 1990s.

Date: October 19, 2018

Location: Meadowbrook Park - Ellicott City, Maryland (Howard County)

Description: "Just a Touch of Ruby"

Ruby-crowned Kinglet @ Dawson Creek Park, Hillsboro OR

Ruby was working in part of Bridlington’s Treasure Island amusement arcade when I saw her. As there wasn’t anyone at her counter, I decided to go over and introduce my stranger project to her.

I asked Ruby to stand near the front of her counter so more daylight illuminated her and then all I had to do was choose my angle so that nothing too bright or colourful appeared in the background as they would become distractions.

Ruby told me she had worked in Treasure Island for a year. Ruby had taken this job to support her whilst she studied law at college. Ruby was now in the second year of her course and when this was completed, she’d go to university to continue her studies. Ruby said her ultimate goal was to become a defence lawyer.

If Ruby could change one thing in the world it would be to make everything cheaper.

Thank-you Ruby for saying yes to being photographed for my stranger project. I hope you like your portrait.

This picture is number 407 in my 100 Strangers project, yes, I’ve decided to do a fifth round. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page

This is my 378th submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/

For Our Daily Challenge topic - 'Ruby.'

Mamiya 7ii, 65mm, Portra 160

Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park. Hoh, Washington USA

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are making the return to Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. The site will host the annual hummingbird festival in September.

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Brisbane Strobist meet Sept 2008.

Vivitar 285HV flash through white umbrella camera right (about 1/4 - 1/8)

Gold reflector camera left (Richard holding I believe - thanks again!)

Model:

Ruby Barrenechea (www.myspace.com/rubyperu)

On review I think the jpeg save setting I used over sharpened her skin a little here - may replace later.

EDIT> I tried a darker exposure but I wasn't a fan so I've given this a small lift.