Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird
At the same park I found the Tufted Titmouse in my previous post, there was another area with a boardwalk overlooking a pond.
We stopped and stood for few minutes, watching and listening. Hubby then moved on, and maybe his movement down the boardwalk is what sent this next bird my way. 😉
Because it was then I heard the chirp of a hummingbird coming at me from hubby’s direction.
Looking down, there she was, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, darting here, there, everywhere, drinking from the tiny wildflowers.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female)
And then…..as they always do…..she was gone!
Photos by Donna 
Good work, keep going. Good afternoon from Kenya.
Thank you very much!
I love her refined beauty! And how cool to capture her while hovering. 🙂
Thank you, Takami! It was a sweet, magical moment! 😊
Love your Hummingbird photos Donna! Hummingbird is elegant small bird and I suppose not so easy to photograph 😊
Thank you, Minna! They are super-fast flyers, they are a fun challenge!! 😊
She is adorable, Donna!!
She sure is, Indira!! 😊
Very nice. 👏👏. So frustrating to try and get a shot too 😂😂👏
Thanks Ted! I trashed a couple dozen shots of blur! 😂
She’s beautiful, Donna! I stared at the photos for a moment. Yesterday, I saw two hummingbirds chasing each other at a very high speed in the neighbor’s backyard then zip! They were gone!
Thank you, John! My goodness, when they chase each other, it is a fierce speed, and hard to keep your eye on them! 🙂
These guys are so fast! It’s so hard to capture them. Beautiful work Donna
Thank you, Sandra! They are super fast and a fun challenge! I’m always thrilled to get a good shot of one of these little ones. 🙂
Isn’t she a beauty, this is what I call good fortune.
Thank you, Eddie, she is quite the beauty! ❤
Terrific captures of the “little flying jewel”! Not an easy task.
Thank you, Wally! I felt really lucky with this little gal!
It is almost unbelievable that they can fly and poke right with their tongue in the small flowers. Well captured!
Thank you, Hans! They are amazing and so adorable! It was a lucky moment for me!
What a joy! So good that you managed to get the images!
Thank you, Jane, it was a fun challenge, I got lucky!
Beautiful images Donna, wish we had these over here.
Thank you, Brian! I wish you did too, they are magical! 🙂
Dry Nice Donna! always fun to photograph hummers!
Thank you, Reed!
Brilliant photos! 👍👍😊
Thank you, Mike!
The RTH are one of my favorite birds. They never cease to amaze me. Such little beauties. Great shots, Donna. 🙂
Thank you, HJ! I can understand your amazement, they are pretty special!
Oh, my goodness! Hummingbirds are so quick and hard to capture. Wonderfully done. 👍💙
Thank you, Irene! I was very lucky, so glad I stopped there for a few minutes and waited! 😉
Super shots, as usual, Donna! Stay safe and well…
Thank you very much!
What beautiful photos Donna of a bird I would so love to see. It is great how it blends so well with the background green.
Thank you, Ashley, I was tickled to get three good shots out of so many blurred ones, lol. They look like flying gems!
Great captures, Donna. The hummers here have started to fatten up for their flight south. They are feeding constantly!
Thank you, Eliza! Keep eating, hummers! 🙂
Wonderful in-flight images of her, Donna! I’ve only seen one near my neighbor’s house but zipping by so fast and of course me without my camera. I wish it would stop at the trumpet vine just once when I’m out with my camera.
Thank you, Deborah! I did have an awesome advantage of looking down from the boardwalk to the pond and these flowers were inbetween that she was feeding on.
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Beautiful photos! Good job capturing them. Definitely a challenge to photograph.
Thank you! I know I was really lucky, plus having an advantage looking down on the flowers helped tremendously!
How beautiful! One of these days I hope to be somewhere where I can see one of these little beauties for myself. 🙂
Thank you, Sue, I hope you do, they are beautiful as well as adorable! 😊
She looks a lot like our resident Anna’s. The captures are perfection.
Thank you, Gunta! Yes, the females are very close in comparison. 🙂