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A difficult bird to get a clear shot of and I wanted to get the ruby crown.This is all he would give me for now.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
I saw her mate the other day, just after I set the camera down for a second. 😮
Here’s the back side of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. It’s a female checking out some blooms of what I’d done my best to identify, Fire Spike Red (Odontonema strictum) If I have the plant wrong, please let me know. I’m looking forward to spending some more time shooting them and hopefully getting a male with its ruby throat on fire. (Archilochus colubris) (Sony a1, 400mm f/2.8 @ 2.8, 1/5000 second, ISO 4000)
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...
Things have been slow in my yard when it comes to hummingbirds! In the last few days I started to see more activity and I am hoping it lasts! I just love these little birds and watching them is pure joy for me!
Smile on Saturday theme Frutaria
These are the attractive ruby berries of the Guelder Rose growing wild in the meadows. Although they are mildly toxic to us folk the birds just love them.
Happy Smile on Saturday!
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
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
Oval Verneuil Ruby Hand-cut by Jura lapidary in the 1970s
Format 12 by 10 mm. Displayed on a background of Natural Ruby in Zoisite from Africa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A61Yal78EQU
ABOUT SYNTHETIC RUBY:-
Synthetic gemstones are physically identical to their natural gemstone counterparts that are mined from the Earth. They have the same physical properties and chemical composition as naturally occurring gemstones. Ruby is aluminum oxide colored red by chromium. Synthetic ruby is often made by simply melting aluminum oxide that contains a trace of chromium. The resulting crystal has the same internal atomic structure as natural ruby as well as the same optical properties, hardness, and chemical composition.
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.
It is Monday and back to work. Have a Great Day ~!
This very small bird is a winter visitor to my feeders the last few years and is a delight to watch. Only the Ruby Throat Hummingbirds are smaller of the birds that visit my area.
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.
This is a female ruby-throated hummingbird that I shot at my parents' house in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
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. 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, only to be exposed if excited.
They are tiny songbirds with relatively large heads, almost no neck, and this 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 - 18cm)
--- allaboutbirds.org
This little one, and I really mean little one, came totally by surprise to get some food for the night. She is no more than maybe 6 cm, but made my day like she was the biggest star on Earth :)
What can I tell ya.... I'm obsessed with hummingbirds! I've been anxiously waiting for them to show up this season, but in New Jersey, it's a rare find so far. I shot this ruby throated hummer last year and popped him on the blue-eyed grass shot I took two days ago. Hummingbirds are my all time favorite subject to photograph, probably because they're rare AND hard to capture...
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The female Ruby-throated Hummingbird taking a rest at the Heather Garden of Fort Tryon Park in New York City.
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a small hummingbird with a slender, slightly down curved bill and fairly short wings that don't reach all the way to the tail when the bird is sitting.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are bright emerald or golden-green on the back and brown, with gray-white underparts. Males have a brilliant iridescent red throat that looks dark when it's not in good light.
--- allaboutbirds.org
Nature’s palette is on full display as this Ruby-crowned Kinglet rests among brilliant red twigs. A fleeting moment of stillness, where the bird’s hidden crown finds its match in the landscape.
Poses
Ruby Poses - I Dont Wanna Adult Toda
Poses Inklusiv Street, Grass, and Hopscotch also Bike and puppies
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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.
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
Archilochus colubris feeding on a cardinal flower at the West Virginia Botanical Garden in Morgantown.