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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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The rocky shores of Olympic National Park ,
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The woman in the shot stood there forever, so I ultimately had to incorporate her into my composition for this view and then I changed positions. What was frustrating is she wasn't even looking at the sunset or the landscape. She spent most of the time texting on her phone. So I thought about titling the series of shots with her, "Untouched by nature".
While walking around Airlie this morning, I passed this little bird hopping around near my feet on a pathway. I was absolutely thrilled to see this beautiful Ruby-crowned Kinglet! While I got low to the ground, he kept hopping towards me and at times, too close to focus! I like this shot because it displays his "crown", is in decent light and the snow adds something too!
The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 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.
Length: 3 – 3.5 in.
Mass: 0.11 oz (Adult)
Life expectancy: 3 - 5 years
Ref: en.wikipedia.org
I spent a good bit of time photographing Ruby-throated Hummingbirds a couple of days ago, before the rains shut everything down. In all that time I did not see one male, which is the only sex that sports the ruby neck. That said, this female is quite lovely and I’m sure has many suitors. (Archilochus colubris) (Sony a1, 400mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 second, ISO 6400)
ᴿᵘᵇʸ'ˢ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵃⁱⁿ'ᵗ ᵇᵉᵃᵗⁱⁿ'
'ᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ˢʰᵉ ᵏⁿᵒʷˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵉᵉˡⁱⁿ' ⁱˢ ᵍᵒⁿᵉ
ˢʰᵉ'ˢ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵒⁿᵉ ʷʰᵒ ᵏⁿᵉʷ ᵗʰᵃᵗ
ᵀʰᵉʳᵉ'ˢ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵗʰⁱⁿ' ʷʳᵒⁿᵍ
ᴴᵉʳ ˡᵒᵛᵉʳ'ˢ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵈⁱˢᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ
ᴬˢ ˢʰᵉ ʷⁱᵖᵉˢ ᵃ ᵗᵉᵃʳ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʰᵉʳ ᵉʸᵉ
ᴿᵘᵇʸ'ˢ ᶠᵃᵈⁱⁿ' ᵒᵘᵗ, ˢʰᵉ ᵈⁱˢᵃᵖᵖᵉᵃʳˢ
ᴵᵗ'ˢ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ, ᵗⁱᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ˢᵃʸ ᵍᵒᵒᵈᵇʸᵉ
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From last week-- I thought I'd mix in some other pics with the fall landscapes and water shots. They are still around in our yard, off and on. I think this pic really gives a feel for their flightiness-- they are always moving. Glendale, Missouri
Cedar Creek flows to the Pacific at log strewn Ruby Beach in Olympic NP. The sun had already fallen below the horizon when I arrived, but luckily the sunset light had not entirely dissipated.
Ruby throated hummingbird, Rondeau Provincial Park, June 29, 2023.
We have had a dozen, or more, hummers in the yard harassing each other.
This one was gauging two feeders so he was busy.
Archilochus colubris.
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source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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As the new year approaches, I thought it would be time for another forced perspective shot of Ruby, my 1/18th scale model 1930 Alfa Romeo parked by the bird pond in our retirement village. She will be 95 years old in the new year - older than most of the residents in the retirement village here!
Ruby looks great from any angle, but the rear view highlights many little details including the instruments on the dashboard which feature real metal chromed surrounds and actual glass faces over the dials. Those wonderful spoke wheels are all removable by undoing the spinner lock. She has real rubber Pirelli branded tyres (tires), and they even feature an air valve - a tiny detail I have not found on many of my other model cars of this scale.
What really stands out for me is the fact that back then (the 1930s) they had the wisdom to include two spare wheels. I know roads would have been rougher back then and tyre quality would not have been as good as today's modern tyres, but it is a stark reminder that these days we are lucky if we get any spare wheel at all. You might get a space saver if you are lucky - most of which can only be used on the rear - but the current trend is to give you a can of spray (useless if you get a gash in the sidewall of the tyre). All so they can save weight to meet fuel efficiency standards.
Most people are probably lucky enough to go through their motoring lives without ever having a puncture, but somehow, I have managed to have at least 50 since I started driving 45 years ago. Give me a full size spare tyre any day. Space savers and repair kits are only good for around 80km before you must find a dealer and have the tyre properly repaired. Fine if you live in a city and are near dealers who can help, but hopeless for rural folks who may be a long way from any tyre retailer or may be on an overnight journey.
The moral of the story from car manufacturers (and government regulators) today is - "please get a flat tyre in cities or towns only, and preferably during business hours.....we have graciously included this advice for your convenience!"
End of rant - I feel better now! ; )
A flash of green and red, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird is eastern North America’s sole breeding hummingbird. These brilliant, tiny, precision-flying creatures glitter like jewels in the full sun, then vanish with a zip toward the next nectar source.
Verneuil Ruby on a background of natural Pink/Purple Ruby in grey Zoisite
Just used a Canon Power Shot A480 that I paid a euro for at a thrift store. Used the macro setting.
Beautiful oval verneuil ruby, very nice checkerboard size
Format 12 by 10 mm
Hand-cut by Jura lapidary in France in the 1970s
Lab produced Verneuil Rubies have the same chemical composition as natural Rubies, both have Aluminium Oxide and both have Chromium that gives the red colour. They both have the same high density of 4.0 g/cm3 and the Moh's hardness scratch resistance of 9, second only to diamond. The Verneuil Ruby is only a minute fraction of the cost of natural Ruby. The colour is also very similar, differing with inclusions. Just like lab produced Diamonds can be a beautiful gem, so likewise are lab produced Rubies. Synthetic stones are REAL and are NOT imitations or simulants.
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Genesis 12:3
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Ish 46:3-5
3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
4 And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Ruby Throated Hummingbird hovering. Taken in Lachine, Montreal
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One of the many birds that cme into the yard while I was having coffee.
Not sure if is a drop of nectar from the feeder or an insect that was on the feeder.
Archilochus colubris
Kinglets are possibly my favorite little bird to take pictures of, because they tend to give lots of chances, but move around enough to keep it challenging.
Hawks Prairie Reclaimed Water Ponds (Lacey, WA)