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Ruby Tuesday (closed) [5,454 square feet]
4714 Mine Road, Fredericksburg, VA
This location was built and opened in 1999 and closed in March 2020.
(ARCHILOCHUS COLUBRIS)-FIELD MARKS-metallic green above adult male has brilliant red throat, black chin, whitish underparts, dusky green sides- female has whitish throat;grayish below,buffy wash on sides.
Ruby enjoyed Billy's party...Cake? Cake?..and Gramma enjoyed her!!!
Pretty accessories,unique style of wearing them lol, for she is a real girly girl...and I would love her hair!!!!!!!!
Ruby has very Celtic colouring...my hair was red when I was younger and I got teased unmercifully at school for it, and my freckles as I was probably one of about 2 redheads!!!!!!
Ruby Gemstone: This is Red Colo Gemstone. To see Complete info at www.stonefinder.com/gemstone/red_gems/ruby.html#prettyPhoto[gallery2]/5/
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) male, 8/31/2022, The Landings Sparrow Field “Pollinator Garden Berm”, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Ga
Afghani Hackmanite, Burmese Ruby - UVb
Hackmanite from Afghanistan and a ruby from the Mogok Valley in Burma fluoresce from blue through UVc light.
Contains:
Hackmanite (FL Orange,Orange,Pink,Purple >Blue,UVa,b,c)
Ruby (FL Red >Blue,UVab)
Shown under UVb light.
Series best viewed in Light Box mode using Right and Left arrows to navigate.
Key:
WL = White light
FL = Fluoresces
PHOS = Phosporesces
UVa = 368nm (LW), UVb = 311nm (MW), UVc = 254nm (SW)
'>' = "stimulated by:"
18 Watt Triple Output UV lamp from Polman Minerals - Way Too Cool UV lamps
This cake was made for a family Ruby Anniversary surprise party, the party was a big success and so was the cake!
Ruby is a little shocked that this HARD cooking competition that takes a LONG time to cook it properly. Garnet points to where they're doing it at.
Hiking to the saddle between Ruby Peak and Mount Owen in the Ruby Range outside of Crested Butte, Colorado. Once you get over the saddle you get this amazing view:
Still seeing a hand-full if hummingbirds at my feeders. This is one of my favorite images of the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds taken this summer
Me and Ruby went for a day out in Scarborough and ended up walking to the Sealife centre and not actually going in it haha. I think theres a slight light leak on this shot. One of my backs is dodgy. The next two shots after this have it pretty bad. Shot on 160s with a +1 close up filter.
Ruby performs at the "Spring Fling" burlesque show at the the Gibson Lounge, Maggie Mae's, Austin, Texas.
I have been photographing the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that visit our garden since 2010. They have always seemed unconcerned by my presence, often flying right up to me and hovering near me. They also would perch reliably at the same locations in the garden, making it easy to photograph them.
This year has been different. Their visits to the feeders are shorter and they do not perch at the favored spots of past years.
It makes me wonder if these hummers are newbies. Perhaps the "regulars" of past years have passed away; hummingbirds have relatively short life spans.
On August 27, 2025, as the sun was setting, I noticed there was a sudden flurry of activity between two of the hummers at the feeders located in the front garden area. I sat on the front porch and began shooting the activity. The two birds chattered and chased each other, and between the chases, they took long drinks from the feeders. I shot until there was almost no light left. They are fueling up for migration!
"The oldest known Ruby-throated Hummingbird to be banded was 9 years and 1 month of age. Almost all hummingbirds of 7 years or more in age are females, with males rarely surviving past 5 years of age. Reasons for higher mortality in males may include loss of weight during the breeding season due to the high energetic demands of defending a territory followed by energetically costly migration." (Wikipedia)
For those who may be interested to learn more, here is a study about Ruby-throated Hummingbirds:
Ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysis viridula) stalking mason wasp (Odynerus spinipes) nest burrows. Dorset, UK.
The ruby-tails are a type of 'cuckoo wasp' and lay their eggs in the nests of this species.
Two things I hadn't fully anticipated: a. they're tiny, and b. they were half-way up a near vertical, unstable, almost unassailable gully wall.
With thanks to Chris.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Photographed September 5, 2025
Amherst State Park, Amherst, NY USA
Canon R5, RF 100-500
I still haven't seen their elusive ruby crown. The adventure continues..lol.DSC_6493
Settings: 1/2500, f/5, ISO 360, 600mm
Approximate focus distance: 27 ft
Ruby Horizon
Acrylic and watercolor on cardboard and wood panel
30" x 40"
2011
Blogged at tiffanygholar.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-final-painting-of-y...