Ruby-throated hummingbird

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

courtship display

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 30, 2020.

Such gorgeous colour on the throat.

Archilochus colubris

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beats its wings about 53 times a second.

source - www.allaboutbirds.org/gui…/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird

Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding on Salvia flowers at the Palmyra Cove Nature Park in Southern New Jersey.

Everytime I hear the name Ruby, I think of the Rolling Stones song "Ruby Tuesday." Now I can't get it out of my head!!

Enjoy the evening and the Fireworks Displays!

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Sept 27, 2021.

Difficult to get a clear image of this bird as it flits around never seeming to stop for longer than a second.

Corthylio calendula

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.

source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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I've been looking for a hummingbird nest for many years with no success. A big thank you to Dan Keener for pointing this nest out to me.

Wikipedia: 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. It is the most common hummingbird in eastern North America, having population estimates of about 35 million in 2021.

Conservation status: Least Concern

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby-throated_hummingbird

Thanks so much for the visit!

Prize of the day.."Do the Dooooo "another of nature's wonders...this tiny male Ruby- Crowned Kinglet puts on a little show for me and stays still for a MICRO second to allow a photograph....these little birds are more than twitchy...and can migrate to this part of the continent to breed from as far south as Central America and the southern USA. This one seen and photographed in Lanark County, between the cities of Ottawa and Kingston in Eastern Ontario . This male is exhibiting its Ruby coloured crown that it derives its name from...Canon 5d4 and 600 F.4.0 ii =+ 1.4 Tele Extender tripod mounted, ISO 400 i/800th @ F.6.3

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Aug 8, 2019.

In the front yard, not much variety in dragonflies but they make up for it in numbers.

Sympetrum rubicundulum

Umatilla NF, Garfield County, WA. 5-27-17.

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Juv.?). A first one for me.

I think this is a Ruby Throated Hummingbird, but I may be wrong. His colors are a little different than pics I found on line of Colorado birds.

He is very small, about 2"-3" long, he landed in a branch just above me and just sat there quietly.

Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve

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This is a female ruby-throated hummingbird that I shot at my parents' house in Marshfield, Wisconsin.

I remember how excited I was the first time I saw the Ruby-crowned Kinglet in my bird bath earlier this year. It was so skittish and took me a long time before I got a photo. This little one has become so comfortable with the amenities in my yard, he/she has been willing to pose for some photos today. I am so happy to welcome a new regular to my yard. BUT, the other regular Cooper's Hawk came for a visit today, too. I don't think it got anything, but you know...

Photographing these guys can be exhausting but rewarding when you can catch one.

Richmond BC.

Verneuil Ruby on background of Canadian Nephrite Jade

Ruby has a Moh's hardness--scratch resistance of 9

Nephrite Jade has a Moh's hardness of 6.5 but Jade is way tougher than Ruby or Diamond because of it's interlocking crystal growth. That's the difference between scratch resistance vs toughness.

Jeremiah 15:19-21)

Isaiah 57:15)

Isaiah 66:1,2)

Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11)

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Jeremiah 23:22, 28-29)

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Gen 1:14) Isa 8:18) Hebrews 2:13,14)John chp 17)

Hebrews 12:22-24)

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Another pretty winter day full of sunshine in Maryland today, and after getting the household chores done in the morning, took the Sony long lens to a local park in Baltimore County.

Was able to capture another new first for me ... while in the woods there were two of these little ones, about the size of chickadee. They were also always on the move, and not pausing for long.

Really liked this capture of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet ... the results on the Sony 7RM5 and the 600mm at about 25 feet or more away ... still came away with lots of details on this tiny feathered friend.

A male Ruby-throated hummingbird on approach to the Salvia flower, from which he will feed.

Here in the Mid-Atlantic States we really only have one hummingbird; the Ruby-throated. Occasionally, a vagrant Anna's Hummingbird will show up from the West, but this is generally a rare occurrence. Too bad we don't have a greater variety of hummers as they are some of the most beautiful birds on the planet. Guess I will have to make a trip to Costa Rica at some point with the sole purpose of photographing the great number of species down there. Please view large for best experience.

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Late evening shot

Female. I only saw the female Ruby-throated Hummingbird today. I purposely shot this a little slower today cause I wanted to try and get the wings to disappear from their motion, but still get a sharp head. This was at 1/1600 sec. I would usually shoot at least 1/3200 sec. Plus it was very dark where I photographed. Fortunately she appears in the sun briefly.

A Ruby-crowned Kinglet at the Beaver Pond in Kanata. Friday April 21 2023.

Ruby Crowned Kinglet. Scientific name: Regulus calendula

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Kinglets are tiny insectivores that actively forage for insect and spider eggs on the undersides of foliage. They weigh less than an ounce and are among the smallest of songbirds. They often hover in front of a branch, gleaning food from its tips and undersides. Kinglets often flick their wings as they move about.

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Ruby crowned kinglet, Roseville, CA

t'was mid september

Long Island, NY

This little guy was in the middle of an epic kinglet battle when I interrupted and spooked off his enemy. his crown was still showing as he landed on this open perch and had just enough time to catch him before he took off.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 2/7/25 Backyard

John Heinz NWR

In the Central Oklahoma Cross Timbers, a ruby-crowned kinglet flitted among leafless oaks and redbuds, his olive-gray feathers blending with the winter drab. March’s first warmth stirred the air, signaling time to prepare for the northward trek.

All winter, he’d foraged tirelessly—tiny wings flitting incessantly as he gleaned spiders and dormant insects from bark, his slight frame belying fierce tenacity. The ruby crown, usually hidden, flared briefly when a chickadee darted too close, a flying jewel against the brown landscape.

He’d weathered ice storms, huddling in cedar boughs, and now his restless flight quickened. With a high, thin see-see-see, he tested the breeze, instincts pulling him toward Canada’s spruce forests. One dawn, as redbuds hinted at bloom, he gorged on leftover berries, fueling up for the 1,500-mile journey.

At dusk, he launched skyward, a speck against the fading light, navigating across the starlit Great Plains. Ahead lay breeding grounds, mates, and summer songs—a promise worth the perilous journey. Oklahoma faded below, and his winter refuge was now just a memory.

A male Ruby-tailed Wasp. This is a composite of several images; combined using Zerene Stacker. Haven't seen many of these in the garden this year.

Ruby-tailed wasps are cuckoo wasps. The females lay their eggs in the nests of other solitary bee and wasp species.

Johnny Jones

fell fast asleep

Down a hole

where the rocks are steep

Ruby Beach, Washington