{"id":134377,"date":"2024-09-11T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=134377"},"modified":"2024-09-11T05:31:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T10:31:47","slug":"young-male-ruby-throated-hummingbird-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/09\/11\/young-male-ruby-throated-hummingbird-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m really very excited to share photos and a video clip of a young male Ruby-throated Hummingbird that I focused on for quite some time yesterday morning.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung male Ruby-throated Hummingbird scratching his head \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 800, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The immature male hummingbird was cooperative because he kept returning to the same perch repeatedly. I could prefocus, and when I heard his little wings buzzing, I was ready to take photos of him.<\/p>\n

And I did. Hundreds of them.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature Ruby-throated Hummingbird male with an eye on the sky \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 800, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout my time with this tiny flying jewel yesterday, I noticed that he often seemed to be keeping an eye on the sky. Perhaps he heard other hummingbirds flying past on migration; I\u2019m really not sure. But he repeated this behavior frequently.<\/p>\n

\"ScratchingScratching young male Ruby-throated Hummingbird \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 800, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

That is, when he wasn\u2019t feeding on the fresh nectar in the feeder, preening, scratching, or paying attention to all the bird activity around him.<\/p>\n

He did seem to scratch a lot. I imagine he still has new feathers coming in, and from what I understand, they can be itchy. I know my pet birds, which I had as a teen and as a young woman, scratched often when they were molting.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung male Ruby-throated Hummingbird staring at the sky \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 800, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

And this pose? I felt like I was going to get a kink in my neck just watching him. I don’t know what was going on, but he held this pose for more than a minute, though it seemed longer to me.<\/p>\n

Maybe he was showing me his newly emerged ruby feathers on his throat?<\/p>\n

For several days in a row now, the low temperatures have been in the upper 40s and lower 50s. I\u2019ve already noticed a change in insect noise, it seems duller than it did just a week ago.<\/p>\n

These Ruby-throated Hummingbirds<\/span><\/a> will be taking off on migration soon. Knowing that, I decided I had better attempt to take some videos of this very confiding, beautiful little bird.<\/p>\n

I tried not to shiver when I was taking the video but I can detect a little shake!<\/p>\n

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The little male hummingbird was a great subject for my video. What wasn’t wonderful? Barking dogs, the sound of the trash truck moving through the neighborhood, and screaming kids.<\/p>\n

So, I removed the original sound from the video along with those distractions and replaced it with an audio file I created a few days ago using the Merlin app when it was quieter in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

My video, my audio, my rules! Ha.<\/p>\n

I’m sure I’ll be sharing more photos, and possibly videos, of this charming young male Ruby-throated Hummingbird soon.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Ruby-throated Hummingbird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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