Ruby-throated Hummingbird ( Adult Male)


Posted by paul fletcher on Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:31 pm

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On occasion after feeding, hummingbirds will extent their tongues, but it is only for a second or two, and not seen very often, from my experiences. This was taken last summer.   They should be arriving soon from the tropics, for this year, usually at the end of the first week in May.

Province of Ontario, Canada, image- August 1, 2024.
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by Kim on Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:04 am
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I love it when they do this, our honeyeaters have the same tongue and do the same thing. It is a fleeting movement and you need a fast shutter speed and frame rate to catch it. They do it when drinking too. This is a great image Paul.
 

by david fletcher on Mon Apr 21, 2025 4:26 am
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So neat! Brilliant opportunity taken Paul. So cool!
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by peter makuch on Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:33 am
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well done for the time that it was out, perfect click PAUL.
 

by Axel Hildebrandt on Tue Apr 22, 2025 5:18 am
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Great capture of this behavior, Paul. The first hummingbirds should arrive soon.
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by Karl Egressy on Tue Apr 22, 2025 7:45 am
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Great moment captured.
 

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