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I have two immature male Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds. When this one showed up, I got excited thinking that it was a female Rufous, but alas, I was wrong. He did cooperate for his photo shoot.
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, May 2, 2020.
In the yard getting his fill.
Archilochus colubris
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beats its wings about 53 times a second.
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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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.
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.
This is a female ruby-throated hummingbird that I shot at my parents' house in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
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
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.
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Measurements
Both Sexes
Length: 3.5-4.3 in (9-11 cm)
Weight: 0.2-0.3 oz (5-10 g)
Wingspan: 6.3-7.1 in (16-18 cm)
Ruby-crowned Kinglets in coastal southern Alaska and British Columbia are slightly smaller and darker colored than elsewhere in their range.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets are olive-green birds with a prominent white eye ring and white wingbar. This wingbar contrasts with an adjacent blackish bar in the wing. The “ruby crown” of the male is only occasionally visible.
These are restless, acrobatic birds that move quickly through foliage, typically at lower and middle levels. They flick their wings almost as they go.
These little Birds rarely stop , constantly on the move.
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.
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
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
Photographed in the backyard setup.
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Oh my goodness! This is a lifer for my yard birds. I've only seen one other bird of this species, and only got one shot of it (Lake Apopka North Shore Wildlife Drive 2016). This was in the front yard, in God's garden, playing in the sprinklers on the Simpson's Stopper bush. Am I blessed or what! Thank You, Jesus.
This is such a great bird for me (practically homebound). This is at the same time as the Orange-crowned Warbler! Isn't that just something!
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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Metabolic studies on Ruby-crowned Kinglets suggest that these tiny birds use only about 10 calories (technically, kilocalories) per day.
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