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Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds: A Final Visit and an Unusual Observation

October 4, 2024 by Steve Creek
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird With Something Wrong With Its Head Feathers

Tracking the last Ruby-throated Hummingbird visit in my yard this season, plus an unusual sighting of one with matted feathers.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography Tags Arkansas Wildlife, backyard birdwatching, Bird behavior, honey bees, hummingbird migration, matted feathers, ruby-throated hummingbird, Wildlife Photography, yellow jackets 1 Comment

The Fascinating Tongue of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird

October 6, 2024September 30, 2024 by Steve Creek
Ruby-throated Hummingbird With Tongue Out

The fascinating feeding mechanism of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird’s tongue, an incredible tool that allows efficient nectar collection at lightning speed!

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography Tags bird anatomy, Birdwatching, hummingbird facts, hummingbird feeding, hummingbird tongue, nature, nectar feeding, ruby-throated hummingbird, Wildlife Photography 1 Comment

Attracting Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds with Meadow Sage

June 15, 2024 by Steve Creek
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird on Meadow Sage

Learn how to attract ruby-throated hummingbirds to your garden with Meadow Sage. This blog post includes photos and interesting facts about these birds.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography Tags Bird photography, Bird Watching, hummingbird feeders, hummingbird garden, Meadow Sage, nectar feeders, ruby-throated hummingbird, Salvia Lyrical Blues

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Return to Arkansas!

April 21, 2024 by Steve Creek
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Returns

It’s hummingbird season in Arkansas! Learn when these dazzling birds migrate to the Natural State, how to attract them to your feeder.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography Tags Arkansas birds, hummingbird feeder, hummingbird migration, ruby-throated hummingbird, summer in Arkansas

Hummingbird Feeder Surprise

November 9, 2024May 5, 2023 by Steve Creek
The Graceful Flight of the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

I ordered a new hummingbird feeder for my yard, and while preparing to hang it, I had an unexpected visitor – a stunning Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

Categories Bird Photography Tags hummingbird feeder, ruby-throated hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Flight Photo Tips

May 10, 2025July 17, 2022 by Steve Creek
Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird with red throat hovering in mid-air against a green background.

Capture the Ruby-throated Hummingbird in flight with these photo tips and settings from my yard in Arkansas.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography, Wildlife Photography Techniques Tags Arkansas Wildlife, Backyard birds, bird photography tips, Canon EOS R5, hummingbird photography, ruby-throated hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird At My Feeder

June 30, 2024August 31, 2020 by Steve Creek
Ruby-throated Hummingbird At My Feeder

I keep a Hummingbird feeder out in my yard during the summer. This Ruby-throated Hummingbird is one of the many that shows up.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography, Lavaca Tags hummingbird feeder, ruby-throated hummingbird

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