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A male ruby topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus). Hummers are territorial and this one would perch on this branch to watch over his domain. Anytime another hummer entered, he would fly off to chase it away.
I wanted to get him (or any other hummer) feeding off a flower, but they just move so fast. I had to settle for a perch shot. This location was inside a tree, so I used a ladder to get eye-level and a flash to provide fill light.
The male ruby topaz has wonderful colors but they are not on display all of the time (or even most of the time). You need to catch the male when it flares out its feathers which causes it to transfer from a drab brown little bird into something like what you see here - red top, yellow breast.
For 121 pictures in 2021 #80 "Ruby red", this is a closeup of an amaryllis that started blooming a couple of days ago.
• Archilochus colubris
A backyard visitor,
Small, fast-flying bird known for its shimmering green feathers and, in males, a brilliant red throat patch called a gorget. (The gorget can appear dark depending on where the sun's angle hits the feathers.)
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.
Had this female for a week or so before she finally moved on her way for Fall migration. She had a broken bill that is obvious but, she managed well from what I could see. If these birds were a little bigger, they would rule the planet. Archilochus colubris
Ruby red pop-up poppy... have a wonderful Tuesday!!!
This was the real color of this poppy! Some dark kind of red!
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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.
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entranced by a swarm of gnats, totally ignored me. no bigger than my thumb but so close i was bumping the focus stop. in a group of three. no crowns on display.
Hummingbirds split from their sister group, the swifts and tree swifts, around 42 million years ago. The common ancestor of extant hummingbirds is estimated to have lived 22 million years in South America. They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings, which flap at high frequencies audible to humans.
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This Ruby-crowned Kinglet was flitting around in the trees next to the parking lot at Brazos Bend State Park during a recent visit. It was great to be greeted by such a cute and cooperative little bird!
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Regulus calendula
Showing off his beautiful ruby throat. We've nicknamed this little guy "Shaggy" because of his shop worn appearance.
The hummingbirds are still trying to fatten up before migration. I only have three left in my yard though.
Los colibrís todavía se engordan preparándose para su migración. Sólo me quedan tres colibrís en mi patio. Pronto se irán.
The Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) is a very small Passerine bird found throughout North America. It is a member of the Kinglet family, Regulidae, derived from the Latin word regulus for "petty king" or prince, and refers to the coloured crowns of adult birds. The kinglets are a small group of birds formerly included in the Old World warbler, but now given family status (Monroe, B, 1992). Some studies showed that, despite superficial similarities, the crests are taxonomically remote from the warblers (Barker et al, 2002; Spiecer, G & Dunipace, L, 2004).
I was surprised to see this Kinglet pop up in my viewfinder. I thought it was a little early to be seeing them here in Georgia....9-29-2021...No Ruby showing, but a kinglet nonetheless...;-)
These colourful parasitic wasps are sometimes known as Cuckoo wasps. This is due to the habit of laying their eggs in the nests of solitary bees or wasps. When their larva hatch they feed on larva of the host. This one was checking holes on the trunk of a long dead oak tree.
With thanks to Dom for finding this one for me.