A tiny green bird sits on a twig. Its head is turned toward the camera displaying its white throat with a few tiny olive spots. Its beak is long, thin, and black.
My #ColorADay #GreenSat is also a #SmallBirdSaturday crossover. Here is a sweet #RubyThroatedHummingbird showing off its green feathers against a green background. #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK
#birdoftheday #openbeaks #RubyThroatedHummingbird beak just ajar
Taken with #CanonR5 on a 200-800mm
#wildlifephotography #birds
Well well well.
Look who showed up to show these young whippersnappers what a real adult’s feathers are like!
The long awaited return of #Herb!
#RubyThroatedHummingbird
#HerbTheBirb
From the vault - A Ruby-throated hummingbird, an immature male, looking at this photographer. The background is a blur of greens.
Ruby-throated hummingbird
#BirdOfTheDay #LookingAtMe #WildlifePhotography #Birds #Birding #BackyardBirding #Hummingbirds #BirdsOfBluesky #RubyThroatedHummingbird #EastCoastKin
"A tiny male Ruby‑throated Hummingbird perches on a slender branch, poised with the alert stillness of something built for motion. His body is no larger than a thumb, yet every feather seems etched with precision. The back and crown shimmer in iridescent greens — not a flat color, but a shifting metallic glow that catches the light like polished jade. His throat is the star of the image: a brilliant, fiery patch of red‑orange that looks almost lit from within. It’s the kind of color that doesn’t sit still — it flares, deepens, and glints depending on the angle, like a tiny ember held against the gray backdrop. His chest is clean white, soft and smooth, giving a gentle contrast to the jewel‑bright colors above. The background is a simple, pale gray wash, empty of distraction, which makes the bird appear almost sculptural — a living gem suspended in quiet space. The branch beneath him is thin and delicate, emphasizing just how small and weightless he is. Every detail is crisp: the fine needle‑point beak, the dark, bead‑bright eye, the subtle layering of feathers along his sides. It’s a portrait of stillness from a creature known for speed — a moment of calm held inside a life of constant motion." - Microsoft Copilot
Ruby on a Branch
I haven’t seen any hummingbirds yet this season, but I expect they’ll be along soon. I’ve already put out my first feeder to ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird
Timeline cleanse!
Sick of humans yapping? Enjoy this *extremely* talkative hummingbird instead.
#rubythroatedhummingbird
My Vols finally decided to play defense, and now, with the game in hand, I'll post a shot from long ago. I used an onion netting to hold a small hummingbird feeder to get this photo.
#birds #BirdOfTheDay #rubythroatedhummingbird #canonwildlifephotography #originalphoto #ornithology
New guy hanging out. Definitely not Herb, whose throat feathers are textbook-uniform.
As this one clearly has a new & exciting neckline going on, I’m calling him JeanPaul.
#JeanPaul
#fashionista
#rubythroatedhummingbird
I had a couple of days with different males & females visiting, but Herb is back, and ready for more hot, two-second love.
He sticks his tongue out at the beginning. If you’ve never seen a hummingbird tongue, well, here it is.
#HerbTheBirb
#rubythroatedhummingbird
Good morning! This is the male that’s taken over my feeder in anticipation of breeding season.
I was going to ask for name suggestions, but then I said “Herb” out loud unbidden, so clearly his name is Herb.
I hope to document Herb’s mating attempts.
#rubythroatedhummingbird
#Herb
A tiny hummingbird perches on the finial atop a feeder pole, which is itself in the shape of a (somewhat cartoony) hummingbird silhouette. The real bird is barely half the size of the metal one.
The hummer sits on the head of the songbird silhouette on another feeder pole. Again, it's dwarfed by it.
Found a couple of rather fuzzy images when cleaning off the card on an old camera… a little reminder of spring.
#birds #RubyThroatedHummingbird
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird by John James Audubon
The electric plumage and poised grace of a ruby-throated hummingbird in mid-hover.
#JohnJamesAudubon #RubyThroatedHummingbird #BirdArt #OrnithologyArt #NaturalHistory #WildlifePainting #FineArtAmerica #ClassicArt
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A tiny bird with open wings is hovering over some plants with orange flowers.
For #smallbirdsaturday I offer this lovely #rubythroatedhummingbird, part of a little flock that was nectaring on Spotted Touch-me-not near Keene in upstate New York. (5 August 2025). wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...
#littlebirds #adirondacks #adirondackmountains #birds #eastcoastkin
A quick day trip to Miami brought this little guy into my life. 💕
This Ruby-throated Hummingbird was standing his ground amidst about 10 other hummers.
It was a beautiful scene. 🥰
#miami #femalephotgrapher #canon #birding #floridabirds #birds #ilovebirds #hummingbird #rubythroatedhummingbird
Male ruby throated hummingbird
FYI: mating season is about to begin here.
This male has staked his claim on my feeder and has driven away all other birds.
If I’m *very* lucky, the feeder cams will get some of his courtship attempts.
This is his favorite perch just above the feeder.
#rubythroatedhummingbird
A tiny hummingbird with very puffed up feathers sits on a thin branch in front of a purple feeder. The bird is green with a white belly and throat.
A large bird huddles in the frame. The bird is blue-green in color with hints of lavender. Its chest is white and it has long yellow legs and a lon sharp yellow beak. Its feathers are all askew.
A tiny dark bird sits on a mottled branch. Its dappled stomach feathers are all puffed out.
Two brown doves sit on a rose of sand. They have electric blue eye rings. The bird on the right sits normally. The bird on the left is huddled down and puffed out with white-tipped feathers that resemble porcupine quills.
The prompt for #BirdOfTheDay from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #RuffledFeathers. I tend to call them “fluffy edition.”😂 #RubyThroatedHummingbird #TricoloredHeron #SmallGroundFinch #GalapagosDove (with compare/contrast visual aid😜) #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin
Ruby Throated Hummingbird. September 1, 2025. Nikon Z9 with a Nikkor 500m, f/5.6 PF + 1.4x TCIII @ 700mm. #hummingbird #rubythroatedhummingbird #nikonz9 #z9 #birdphotography #hummingbirdphotography
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Some unprocessed way back photos from August.
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Some unprocessed way back photos from August.
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Some unprocessed way back photos from August.
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Some unprocessed way back photos from August.
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Some unprocessed way back photos from August.
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird
#birdoftheday #collectingfood here is the #rubythroatedhummingbird sipping on some flowers #birdphotography. Taken with Canon R5 on a 200-800mm
From May, a Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Heron Park, Danville, IL. (OM-1 Mk2, M.150-400mm TC + MC-14 at 700mm, ISO 4000, f8, 1/4000)
#bird #birdphotography #microfourthirds #M43 #OMSystems #olympus #blueskyphotographers #Photography #Photographers #PhotographersUnited #rubythroatedhummingbird
For #ColorADay, why not take something really colorful (like a #RubyThroatedHummingbird) and make it #BWFri? I feel like the monochrome really highlights the variety in the feather pattern. #birds #photography #EsstCoastKin
Ruby-throated hummingbird hovering beside glass feeder, wings not quite frozen still. Blurred green background fills the frame.
humming and thrumming
avian friends soon return
my eyes hold their breath
#vss365 #Thrum #Haiku #Poetry #WildlifePhotography #Birds #Birding #Hummingbirds #RubyThroatedHummingbird #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #EastCoastKin
A Ruby-Throated Hummingbird perches in a defiant posture, seeming to challenge us with a direct stare. His ruby throat is displayed with maximum iridescence in the mild evening twilight. His diminutive nature is clear, as he is perching on a nice new clothesline which is about 5mm in diameter.
The Hummingbird shows his iridescence.
#Hummingbird #RubyThroatedHummingbird #BirdOfTheDay #Iridescent #nature #wildlife #photography 🪶
A hummingbird #RubyThroatedHummingbird for
@javajanegallery.co.uk‘s #SmallBirdSaturday
#birds #photography #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #CanonR10 #Sigma150600 #imisssummer
#its-25degreesoutside🥶
