Ruby Throated Hummingbird Pictures

Hundreds of kinds of hummingbirds nest in the american tropics and more than a dozen in the western u s but east of the great plains there is only the ruby throat.

Ruby throated hummingbird pictures.

The ruby throated hummingbird is the most common hummingbird in the united states and the only breeding hummingbird east of the mississippi river. A flash of green and red the ruby throated hummingbird is eastern north america s sole breeding hummingbird. Hovering in front of a flower to sip nectar it beats its wings more than 50 times per second. An adult ruby throated hummingbird may eat twice its body weight in food each day which it burns up with the high metabolism necessary to sustain its rapid wing beat and energetic movements.

These brilliant tiny precision flying creatures glitter like jewels in the full sun then vanish with a zip toward the next nectar source. Feeders and flower gardens are great ways to attract these birds and some people turn their yards into buzzing clouds of hummingbirds each summer. Feeders and flower gardens are great ways to attract these birds and some people turn their yards into buzzing clouds of hummingbirds each summer. There it is fairly common in summer in open woods and gardens.

A flash of green and red the ruby throated hummingbird is eastern north america s sole breeding hummingbird. Download ruby throated hummingbird stock photos. These brilliant tiny precision flying creatures glitter like jewels in the full sun then vanish with a zip toward the next nectar source.