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Patty15

@patty1515.bsky.social

From my garden, photographed through window glass. A young #Ruby-throatedHummingbird chowing down before his trip south. #SmallBirdSaturday #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature

September 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM

The Old Kid

@the-old-kid.bsky.social

Well that was unexpected. Poor little girl ran into the window at work. I picked her up. Got her some water and after a few minutes she was back in the air.

#Ruby-ThroatedHummingbird #hummingbirds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #tinybirds #🪶

September 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM

Jan Casavant

@jancasavant.bsky.social

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInGreen. This tiny female #Ruby-throatedHummingbird was looking up to ensure no other hummingbirds were close to "her" feeder! (Westwood, Massachusetts - 5/15/26) 🤩💚🪶

#birds #LittleBirds #nature #ECK #birdphotography #OM-1 @helenbennett.bsky.social

A tiny female Ruby-throated Hummingbird with iridescent green feathers on her head, back and tail, white feathers on the front and tip of her tail, and a long, thin black beak. She was perched on a reddish-brown branch of a magnolia tree, with other brown branches and a gray sky in the background. She was looking up from the tree to a feeder hanging from my deck to make sure no other hummingbirds were close to "her" feeder.

September 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM

Jan Casavant

@jancasavant.bsky.social

This tiny female #Ruby-throatedHummingbird decided to spend some time on a metal hummingbird stake near the feeder on my deck. It's been a popular spot for these little ones! (Wayland, Mass. - 8/31/26) 😍❤️🪶

#birds #hummingbirds #ColorADay #RedWed #ECK #WackyWednesdayArt #photography #OM-1

A tiny female Ruby-throated Hummingbird with a long black beak, dark eyes, dark green and brownish head, back and wings, tail tipped with white, and a white throat chest and belly. She landed on this rust-colored metal hummingbird stake in a flower pot on my deck and sat there on and off for 2+ hours preening and flying over to sip nectar from a feeder close by. The blurred red clapboards on the side of a building next to me and part of a green plant are in the background.

September 2, 2026 at 10:34 AM

Woke Not Broke 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈

@b2o6n4.bsky.social

Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- David Shipper

#Photography #Photographs #Pictures #Photos #Animals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Birds #Hummingbirds #Ruby-throatedHummingbird

September 1, 2026 at 4:11 AM

Nature Lover (another one)

@naturelover-bopbop.bsky.social

#BirdoftheDay #BirdsUpClose
#White-throatedSparrow NE MS
#Ruby-throatedHummingbird NE FL

#birds#nature #wildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography #sparrow #hummingbird

August 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM

Jan Casavant

@jancasavant.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, so any bird captures you admire the most from August 2026. I've chosen this cute female #Ruby-throatedHummingbird resting in a tree (Concord, MA - 8/5/26) 🤩💚🪶

#birds #LittleBirds #ECK #birdphotography #OM-1 #Massachusetts @robcrank68.bsky.social

A tiny female Ruby-throated Hummingbird with a long beak, white chin, chest and belly, green head, back and wings, and a white tipped tail. She was perched on a thin brown subbranch of a larger brown branch with patches of green lichen. The background has green leaves, some with rust-colored edges, glowing in the dappled sunlight. Seen at Great Meadows NWR in Concord, Massachusetts.

August 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM

Marsha8of9

@marsha8of9.bsky.social

Happy #FeatheredFriday friends... my #BirdOfTheDay Alt themed #SunnyDayBirds photo was captured yesterday at Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve-where I found six different hummers loving the Swamp thistle. #Birds #BirdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK 🪶📷🦉 #Ruby-throatedHummingbird

Center frame is a Swamp thistle leaning to viewers right. Above the thistle is a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, making a decision on where to put their beak to extract the yummy pollen.

August 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM

Jan Casavant

@jancasavant.bsky.social

For #SmallBirdSaturday, I kept seeing hummingbirds flying around the wildflowers, then spotted this tiny female #Ruby-throatedHummingbird just resting in a tree. Love them! (Concord, MA - 8/5/26) 🤩💚

#birds #LittleBirds #ECK #nature #birdphotography #OM-1 #Massachusetts @janesgallery.bsky.social

A tiny female Ruby-throated Hummingbird with a white throat, chest and belly, dark green head, back and wings, long thin beak, and white tipped tail. She was perched on a small subbranch of a thin brown branch with patches of light green lichen, and partially in the shade of a large tree with green leaves, some edged with rust colors. Seen at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, Massachusetts.

August 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM

Patty15

@patty1515.bsky.social

#Ruby-throatedHummingbird for both #BirdOfTheDay themes #RedOrDead, any bird with red in the capture not on the bird and alt #SummerVisitors, migratory birds in summer. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #ECK #nature

August 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM

Jan Casavant

@jancasavant.bsky.social

This is a fun shot of a tiny #Ruby-throatedHummingbird in silhouette against a red building. He's decided his favorite place to perch is atop a metal hummingbird stake in a pot on my deck. So cute! (Wayland, Mass. - 7/25/26)

#birds #ColorADay #RedWed #WackyWednesdayArt #ECK #photography #OM-1

A tiny male Ruby-throated Hummingbird is perched on top of a rust-colored metal hummingbird plant stake, and both are in silhouette against red boards on the side of a nearby building in the morning sunlight.

July 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM

Jan Casavant

@jancasavant.bsky.social

This tiny male #Ruby-throatedHummingbird returned to visit my feeder after a rain storm, and flashed his #sharp looking iridescent red gorget. Such a cutie! (Westwood, MA - 5/30/26) 😍❤️💚

#birds #hummingbirds #nature #ECK #BlueSkyArtShow #SmallBirdSaturday #LittleBirds #Massachusetts #BirdsSeenIn2026

A tiny male Ruby-throated Hummingbird with an emerald-green back, a solid black chin, grayish white underparts, and a forked black tail. The male's defining feature is an iridescent ruby-red throat patch (gorget) that can appear completely black until it catches the sun. This bird's beautiful red gorget was showing in this photo! He was perched on a thin brown branch of a magnolia tree, with a brown/gray background of the road below.

June 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM

Jan Casavant

@jancasavant.bsky.social

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Green, any bird with green in its plumage. The iridescent feathers on this tiny female #Ruby-throatedHummingbird sparkled in the sunlight (Westwood, MA - 8/22/25) 💚🤩

#birds #hummingbirds #nature #ECK #birdphotography #OM-1 #Massachusetts @robcrank68.bsky.social

A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird with iridescent green body feathers, long beak, green head, white throat speckled with brown, and white tips on her tail. She was perched on a dried out brown twig of a magnolia tree, with dead brown leaves in the background, all set against a blue sky.

April 22, 2026 at 11:53 AM

Marieke dB

@mdb2024.bsky.social

A week ago, my first ruby-throated hummingbird arrived at a feeder; today, there were two males disputing the "territory". This is one who was preening after their encounter. North Carolina

#birds #naturephotography #ruby-throatedhummingbird #NorthCarolina

Small greenish bird with reddish throat and long beak

Small greenish bird with reddish throat and long beak; showing off his iridiscent throat feathers

April 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM

Paula Waldron

@paulawaldron.bsky.social

#TwigsAreUs is a theme for our #BirdOfTheDay Today it’s a #Ruby-throatedHummingbird perched on a small stalk in our local park in earlier times. Love to see its long tongue extended.
#birds #naturephotography