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Close-up portrait of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird with iridescent red throat feathers and green plumage on a dark green backgroun

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) holds a quiet pose in side light, his gorget ignited in a flash of ruby against deep green shadows. Every scale-like feather catches the light differently, creating a layered mosaic of iridescence and texture. This is a portrait about detail and restraint, about stillness in a creature rarely still. Photographed in Rockfish Valley, Virginia.

Nelson County, Virginia, USA, North America
Author: Konrad Michels
© 2025 Konrad Michels. All rights reserved. www.tonalphoto.com
Photo size: 22.4 Mpixels (64.1 MB uncompressed) - 5601x4000 pixels (18.7x13.3 in / 47.4x33.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: archilochus colubris, backyard bird, bird close-up, bird photography, fine art bird image, green and red plumage, hummingbird, hummingbird portrait, iridescent feathers, leica sl3, male hummingbird, nature photography print, rockfish valley, ruby-throated hummingbird, virginia wildlife, wildlife close-up
Published in: Birds, Wildlife