Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photo Gallery

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Adult male
Adult male

Tiny, with long wings and bill. Dusky below with a bright red throat, black mask, and green crown.

© Brian Kulvete | Macaulay LibraryConnecticut, May 03, 2018
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Female
Female

© German Garcia | Macaulay LibraryMorelos, September 14, 2020
Adult male

Tiny bird with emerald green back and brilliant red throat. The throat is iridescent and looks black or dark red, then lights up when viewed at the correct angle.

© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 01, 2004Not all videos have sound
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Adult male
Adult male

© Jeremy Cohen | Macaulay LibraryWisconsin, August 03, 2020
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Adult male
Adult male

In some lights the throat of the adult male can appear black.

© Grace C | Macaulay LibraryVermont, May 16, 2020
Female

Hovers with pinpoint precision, beating wings so fast they're almost invisible. Drinks nectar by probing flowers with long, thin bill.

© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryMissouri, January 01, 1997Not all videos have sound
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Female
Female

Feeds on a variety of flowering plants. Tiny, with long wings and bill. Mostly white below, with buffy flanks, a dusky mask, and green upperparts.

© bellemare celine | Macaulay LibraryQuebec, August 21, 2019
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Adult male
Adult male

Upperparts bright metallic green, and short tail is black and forked.

© Joey Herron | Macaulay LibraryWest Virginia, June 29, 2017
Female

Eats insects in addition to nectar, often plucking them from spiderwebs or taking them from a sapsucker's sap wells.

© Eric Liner | Macaulay LibraryNew York, June 10, 2006Not all videos have sound
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Female
Female

Upperparts bright metallic green, and short tail is mostly black with white tips to the outer feathers.

© Warren Lynn | Macaulay LibraryIndiana, July 15, 2015
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Immature male
Immature male

Immature males have some red feathers on the throat.

© Dina Perry | Macaulay LibraryTexas, September 11, 2018
Nest

Nestlings have shorter bills than adults. Nest is thimble-sized, made with spiderweb that stretches as the young birds grow.

© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryMissouri, June 01, 1999Not all videos have sound
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Juvenile
Juvenile

© Cam Nikkel | Macaulay LibraryManitoba, September 05, 2018
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Adult male
Adult male

Sometimes perches prominently on exposed branches.

© Paul Bigelow | Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 19, 2017

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