{"id":487,"date":"2024-10-27T14:15:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T18:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/?p=487"},"modified":"2024-10-27T14:15:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T18:15:15","slug":"a-ruby-throated-hummingbird-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/2024\/10\/27\/a-ruby-throated-hummingbird-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A ruby-throated hummingbird"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On September 21, my Rose of Sharon, butterfly bush, and hummingbird mint all had blooms, and an immature male ruby-throated hummingbird took advantage of all the flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

At first, the hummingbird had something of a rest, which gave me the opportunity of a variety of in-place photos, answering the question, How much can a hummingbird change while staying still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that without proper sunlight, the otherwise iridescent throat feathers appear black. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here we go: A simple head turn and the ruby feathers of the immature male ruby-throated hummingbird are in color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On a sunny day, why not stick out your tongue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A fluffed hummingbird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nibbling on a Rose of Sharon blossom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inspecting the hummingbird mint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sipping at the butterfly bush blossoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Final photo: Having eaten well, the ruby-throated hummingbird continues its migration south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following day and about ten days afterward were all rainy, which meant that all the blossoms dropped off and\/or faded. My hummingbird photography will have to wait until next year for it to resume, as long as the world continues to exist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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