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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.
Finally caught a male ruby-throat hummingbird with his colorful ruby throat in full display.
Also he was not on a feeder so that was a bonus.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during summer 2020
I frequently see these fast moving little birds, but rarely do I get to see one with its Ruby Crown visible.
The Mexican petunia, a decorative and introduced plant in the USA, attracts the hummingbirds that visit my yard.
La petunia mexicana, una planta decorativa en EEUU e introducida, atrae los colibries que visitan mi patio.
Female ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) visiting giant ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) flowers.
Last light at Ruby Bay, looking out to Elie Ness, with the Bass Rock and East Lothian in the distance.
Enjoying my migration visitors while I can, caught this Ruby investigating the Mandevilla bloom. Archilochus colubris
Here's a little better shot of Ruby Beach. As you can tell, the fog had rolled in, but by this point, it was starting to burn off, thankfully! Hope you enjoy!
Ruby Beach, Washington
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It is not very often I take out my dear ninety-four year old Ruby for a spin, but it was a perfect, calm spring morning to show her off in the neighbourhood.
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A forced perspective shot of my 1/18th scale die-cast model of the 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS by CMC, taken at the pond in our retirement village in Mount Gambier.
The main reason I don't take Ruby out more often is that the model is more of a limited edition collectors item now and very hard to buy, being one of just a thousand around the world. I get nervous when there are folks walking their dogs while she is carefully balanced on my tripod mounted road!
#6, the eastbound California Zephyr, paces the Colorado River through Ruby Canyon moments after crossing the state line into Colorado.
The present right-of-way dates back to around 1890 when the D&RGW rerouted the mainline through Ruby Canyon as it converted the route from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction to standard-gauge. The original D&RG narrow-gauge route bypassed the canyon to the north between Mack, Colorado and Whitehouse, Utah.
Olympic National Park. Well after sunset. No wind and the fresh water stream created a perfect mirror for the heavy clouds. Joy and I had the opportunity to spend 20 days exploring Olympic and Rainier National Parks and the Oregon coast. The road trip covered 4000 miles. Coming from the brown of southern California, the intensity of the GREEN in the temperate rain forests wad almost overwhelming. The weather was tough (it is a RAIN forest!) and the light challenging, but it was a magnificent trip. I hope you enjoy some of the shots.
Female ruby-throat visiting the scarlet sage planted next to my back porch, the male was moving from flower to flower so fast that I couldn't get any shots of him. The hummingbirds absolutely love these bright red flowers and are regular visitors, stopping to fuel up several times a day from dawn to dusk.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are such adorable little birds!
It was so much fun to watch this little female taking a bath from a sprinkler! If you look close, you can see a few water droplets from her feathers.☺️
Photo taken on Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
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Last year I spent a good amount of time shooting the most common Florida hummingbird, the Ruby-throated. All I saw were females, which while beautiful, lack the bright iridescent throat that gives the species its name. When I read up on them, I learned that most of them in South Florida are migratory, the males arriving and departing first. Several friends let me know that they had males at their homes well after the males must have left the area where I was shooting. I’ve recently spent many hours attempting to get the shot I had in mind, a male Ruby-throated with its ruby gorget lit up by the sun. Let me tell you, it’s not easy. I managed to get several that I thought were good, but not what I had in mind. Yesterday, I finally got one that fit my mental picture of what I was after. I’m not done and have some other poses and backgrounds I’m after and will hopefully get before they migrate out in the spring. (Or I get invited to someone’s house where they stay year long. Hint, hint.) (Archilochus colubris) (Sony a9iii, 400mm lens with 1.4 extender for 560mm, f/4, 1/6400 second, ISO 6400)
A Ruby-tailed Wasp leaving a hole in one of our garden bee-hotels. They are VERY active and when I saw it entering the hole, I waited with my camera for it to emerge. They often pause before flying off.
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