Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Until I started birding, I was oblivious to the fact that there birds as cool as hummingbirds, right here in South Dakota. The first year after I started birding, I starting noticing them in our yard on occasion. Up went the first feeder, in the ground went some hummingbird-friendly plants, and ever since, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have been a staple in our yard every summer. Every year, they show up around May 6. Every year, the last bird departs in mid- to late-September. The biggest hummingbird attractor in our yard, hands down, is the honeysuckle right outside of our front door. A prolific flower from early May through early October (and beyond many years!), it attracts hummingbirds throughout the entire time they're in the state. My favorite photo is of a male feeding at that honeysuckle, with wonderful light showing that beautiful ruby throat.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris


Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 May 30th, 2020 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 September 5th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 June 10th, 2008 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 May 30th, 2020 Brandon, South Dakota

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 May 30th, 2020 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6 June 9th, 2008 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 7 July 20th, 2008 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota (at Sapsucker wells)	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8 September 1st, 2008 Brandon, South Dakota

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9 September 1st, 2008 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 10 June 10th, 2008 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11 June 10th, 2008 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 12 June 10th, 2008 Brandon, South Dakota

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 29 June 6th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 30 May 17th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 31 September 5th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 32 September 5th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33 September 5th, 2011 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34 May 30th, 2020 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 35 June 22nd, 2014 Brandon, South Dakota	Ruby-throated Hummingbird 36 June 22nd, 2014 Brandon, South Dakota

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 37 May 21st, 2017 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota