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Winter residents in Central Oklahoma. Seeing them in several locations, think we have good numbers this year. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
This female Ruby-throated Hummingbird posed nicely for several moments for a nice portrait session. On this day there were very few that perched more than a few seconds it seemed.
This little bird is not very big ... as you can tell from this shot. But for its size, it has a rather loud voice. Would love for him to have raised its red crown feathers, but it was not to be.
Consideing its size, it's pretty amazing the long distances they migrate for the winter. From Newfoundland to the southern United States and Mexico is a very long way.
I was wandering around Fishtrap Creek Park yesterday and I saw and heard many Golden-crowned Kinglets but this was the only Ruby-crowned I saw. A very similar bird, the Hutton's Vireo was seen by someone else the same day. But with the sharp beak and the ruby stripe on it's head I am pretty sure it is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
It was another great day to photograph these beauties with Allen (asparks306) in a field near Cordova, Tennessee.
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Ran across two pairs of kinglets this morning and got several good shots of this bird. Never got a usable shot of their other. That's why I shoot away when I get a cooperative model. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
A tiny bird seeming overflow 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. Smaller than a warbler or chickadee, this plain green-gray bird has a white eyeing and a white bar on the wing. The male's brilliant ruby crown patch usually stays hidden.
They are tiny songbirds with relatively large heads, almost no neck, and thin tails, They have very small, thin, straight bills.
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)
--- allaboutbirds.org
Each year I usually only have 3 hummingbirds. This fellow was the first to arrive, some two weeks before the female. He was also the first to leave. The female, and the juvenile left mid week the second week of October. Sad to see them go and hope they have a safe trip south.
Peace Valley Park.
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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
Ruby-crowned kinglets visit our Japanese maple every spring to get nectar from the emerging leaves. This year's visitor struck a pose.
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 by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America.
Ogontz Bay, Big Bay de Noc, Michigan
Celebrating our ruby reunion at Kadkani River Resort with a special guest: the purple-rumped sunbird! ✨ Its iridescent hues and energetic flitting perfectly mirror the joy of reconnecting with the class of '84 after 40 years.
We got to Ruby beach a little late so we didn't do a lot of exploring. I haven't spent that much time at the beach so I guess this would would be called a really large tide pool. Either way it offered some nice reflections with just a little color.
My first Explore photo - July 23, 2011