Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at Whitnall Park in Milwaukee County Wisconsin on August 23, 2020

By admin | August 23, 2020 - 6:32 pm |August 23, 2020 Bird Categories, Hummingbirds

I made a stop at Whitnall Park this morning with hopes to photograph my 1st Ruby-throats of the year. Whitnall Park did not let me down. I photographed a few different hummers as they came and went from Red Sage plants. Another hot day once it got to be around 10 AM with plenty of sun, temps around 85 degrees. Images were taken on August 23, 2020.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, young male

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, young male

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female

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Window to Wildlife features the photography of Jim Edlhuber. A lifelong native of Wisconsin, Jim has been photographing wildlife for 20 years. He considers himself an avid photographer and is always trying to capture nature and wildlife through his lens. He is in several photography clubs and has won numerous awards for his work. In recent years, Jim has focused mostly on birding photography and finds it to be the most challenging.

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6 Responses to Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at Whitnall Park in Milwaukee County Wisconsin on August 23, 2020

Tom H. says:

August 23, 2020 at 6:52 pm

Great Photos, Jim! Always a pleasure to view your great photos!

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Nan Wisherd says:

August 23, 2020 at 7:02 pm

Great photos, Jim. Our adult male ruby-throats left a few days ago, and we can now relax the six cups of sugar water needed each day. We think we were feeding well over 20 hummingbirds once the youngsters found our three feeders. It’s been a very productive year for the hummers around our yard.

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Cathy (Ben Goss Club) says:

August 23, 2020 at 10:51 pm

Oooh, the red flower so striking, good choice! I have an influx of Hummingbirds sqeaking and look like bugs flying through the air. I just put a fresh batch of boiled water and dissolved sugar in the feeder. They like it just as sweet as I like it, lol!! This is it, I believe they will head out on there journey by weeks end as the temps are to drop. So will my crazy beautiful Orioles. Yup, they’re still here.

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Kathi Johnson Rock says:

August 24, 2020 at 12:04 am

Beautiful photos Jim!! Maybe at Salvia ‘Roman Red’? Always a pleasure to view your photos. We have pretty good activity for our city place in Madison, but the largest numbers are still set to come through in mid-September for our Garden Tours!!

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Laura Krasinski says:

August 24, 2020 at 7:45 am

Very nice Jim! Love the contrast with the green and the red flower.

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Elaine says:

August 24, 2020 at 11:23 pm

Hummer and red flower – like a choreographed dance! You capture the hummer so well, Jim. It’s intense – watching them preparing for a long journey at our flowers, feeders, moving bird baths. Sometimes I think about traveling down to their tropical land and not having to watch them leave for the long spell. I guess we stay behind to care for the small sanctuaries they’ll need again at nesting season. Maybe 12 months with hummers would reduce the magic, but I doubt it.

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