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" Tiny Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are capable of flying more than 2,000 kilometers without a break, according to a new paper in The Auk: Ornithological Advances. "
( Source - All about Birds - Cornell University. )
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Ruby Falls located in Chattanooga, TN. They only offer guided tours through this place and most are on pretty strict timing. It can be tough to get the right shot here due to all the people and limited timeframe. The waterfall is buried deep in an extensive cave system. The waterfall itself is so beautiful, mysterious, and serene. Definitely a must see.
It was fun but challenging to photograph these birds since they don't seem to stay longer than couple of seconds in each perch.
The ruby-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America.
Wikipedia
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds recently as they migrate through the area. We don’t get much variety of hummingbirds here but I certainly do enjoy seeing the ones we do get.
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This beautiful male Ruby-throated Hummingbird didn’t seem happy at all when his feeder got taken down for the season today. He kept buzzing around like crazy where the feeder used to be. I gotta say, I felt bad for the little guy. He probably still has a long way to go. I hope he got lots of nectar before the feeder disappeared.
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Archilochus colubris
The petunia petals so weighed down with raindrops reflect the trees surrounding our back yard. I love this tint of red.
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This young guy from a couple weeks back wanted to make sure I wasn't after his nectar. I think we may be mostly done with hummers for the season-- we had a front come through yesterday, and I think our remaining birds may have left, as I didn't see any yesterday. Time will tell, but this is a typical time for them to leave. We'll await their return in the spring... Glendale, Missouri
(Regulus calendula) -- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
A tiny bird seemingly overflowing with energy, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet forages almost frantically through lower branches of shrubs and trees. Its habit of constantly flicking its wings is a key identification clue. Smaller than a warbler or chickadee, this plain green-gray bird has a white eyering and a white bar on the wing. Alas, the male’s brilliant ruby crown patch usually stays hidden—your best chance to see it is to find an excited male singing in spring or summer.
Read more at: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet/overview
This image of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet shows a few feathers in the crown patch, which is seldom visible. This individual was flitting about energetically feeding in late April, which is still only spring in much of Canada, such as this location near Travers Reservoir in southern Alberta.
I haven't had a chance to get out with my camera recently so here is an image taken this spring of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet searching for something to eat.
Thank you for viewing and wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!! (This is the weekend it's celebrated in Canada)
If you like photographic challenges, hummingbirds are the ticket. I’m not talking at a feeder where they will eat out of your hand, but on a complicated firebush plant. With the male, the goal is to get its gorget, that colorful reddish/orange neck it sports, to light up. That requires it to face the sun. The problem is that when it’s feeding, the gorget only lights up when it’s behind the flower. If it’s perpendicular to the camera, you can see a bit of the color but not the full show. Sometimes it will hold still in the air, the most difficult shot to get, as it’s there and gone by the time you swing the lens to that position. Also, because of the bird’s small size the camera often has a hard time focusing on the bird which necessitates using a small focus area. Having a small focus area on a small bird that stays in place for milliseconds, is a trick. Anyway, “Mike, stop your whining get on with it!” You’re welcome. This guy gave me a good look and I’m partial, as my friend Lu will attest, to dark images, so this one appeals to me. I did have to use some photoshop magic on the lower left to remove an out of focus firebush bloom made a semi-transparent red blob over the bottom of the plant part shown here. (Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilochus colubris) (Sony a1M2, 400mm lens with a 1.4 extender providing 560mm, 1/4000 second, f/4, ISO 1600)
Ruby-throated hummingbird female
The ruby-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America. Wikipedia
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The hummers are finally starting to pay more attention to the flowers. Perhaps the recent rains, after 7 weeks of drought, have them producing more nectar.
Lowell, MI.
The ruby-crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula) is a very small passerine bird found throughout North America. It is a member of the kinglet family. The bird has olive-green plumage with two white wing bars and a white eye-ring. Males have a red crown patch, which is usually concealed.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet in my yard in Chester County, PA.
Although records show that a few of these little birds do over-winter here, I have only very seldom seen them at this time of year.
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Hundreds of kinds of hummingbirds nest in the American tropics, and more than a dozen in the western U.S., but east of the Great Plains there is only the Ruby-throat. There it is fairly common in summer in open woods and gardens. Hovering in front of a flower to sip nectar, it beats its wings more than 50 times per second. Impressive migrants despite their small size, some Ruby-throats may travel from Canada to Costa Rica.