Ruby-throated Hummingbird

A small hummingbird with a slender, slightly down-curved bill, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird is bright emerald green on the back and crown. The male has a bright red or “ruby” throat. It hovers at a flower sipping nectar beating its wings over 50 times a second. It migrates to Galveston from as far south as Central America across the Gulf of Mexico.

Dan Lotan

Harris County

‘Ruby and Ginger’ won 3rd Place in the 2025 Week 4 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

Dan Lotan

Harris County

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

‘Rising Ruby’ won Honorable Mention in the 2024 Week 4 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

Dan Lotan

Chambers County

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

‘Look Behind You” won 1st Place in the 2024 Week 1 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

Joseph Smith

Tomball

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird photo won 2nd Place in the 2022 Week 3 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

Dan Lotan

Cypress

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

‘Coneflower Dip’ won 1st Place in the 2022 Week 3 FeatherFest Photo Contest

Dan Lotan

Cypress

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

‘Morning Glory’ won 3rd Place in the 2022 Week One FeatherFest Photo Contest

David Rassin

Galveston Island

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

‘Hummer Hover’ won 2nd Place in the 2021 Week 3 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

Dan Lotan

Cypress

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

‘In Flight Snack’ won 1st Place in the 2021 Week 1 FeatherFest Photo Contest

Dan Lotan

Cypress

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

‘Drinking Deeply’ won 3rd Place in the 2018 Week 1 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

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