Rare beauty for the bird watchers

[Omaha Steve]

[Glassunion]

1. This is the most awesome thing in GD right now.

Period.

Thank you for sharing. That is beautiful.

[el_bryanto]

2. Those are some gorgeous pics. Thanks for sharing. nt

[Shrike47]

3. Wonderful photos. Thank you so much for posting them.

[Skidmore]

4. Oh, what a glorious little fellow.

Thanks, Steve, for posting.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. That young man has considerable ability!

These are beautiful pictures.

Thank you, my dear Omaha Steve, for posting them.

K&R

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. Today's cameras make things a lot easier....

I still have my own Canon AE-1 from the 70s.

I would have had to change to high speed film and crank up the shutter speed to max and opened the aperture to the separate meter reading and then not see results until the pictures came back in a week.

[Omaha Steve]

28. Yes they do

Marta got an HD still camera a couple years ago for her hobby. Very simple and easy to use, except for me.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. Exactly, It's not like film. Some day I'll learn how to use my My Olympus C-765.

[Curmudgeoness]

6. A 15-year old photographer.....

I am impressed. These are incredible.

[Eleanors38]

7. Really fine pictures! Thanks. In Central Texas,

these guys really make the scene in late summer. Never seen an albino. I did see 3 species (they looked very diff) in the same cow pasture flowers climbing a fence. They jousted with each other over the flowers; feisty birds.

[cyberswede]

8. Absolutely gorgeous! nt

[Brother Buzz]

9. How in the Hell can they identify it as a Ruby-throated Hummingbird

I'm just saying.

[NCarolinawoman]

19. In Eastern North America we only have one kind--the ruby throated.

I suppose it's possible for another kind to be knocked off course and end up in this area, but I have never seen another kind. Don't know anybody else in this area who has seen anything else, either. Long ago, different kinds emerged and established their own migratory routes.

I am amazed at all the different colors of hummingbird in the west--particularly in the southwest. May they all stay away from oil wells and fracking sites!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. Someone counted the feathers.

[TNNurse]

10. Thank you

[cry baby]

11. Thank you for the rare and beautiful pics! nt

[mnhtnbb]

12. Wow! What a treat. Thanks for posting!

[bluesbassman]

13. I'd be tempted to retire my camera if I was ever fortunate enough to capture something like that!

Amazing photos. What a thrill for that young photographer! Superb.

[niyad]

14. k and r for those beautiful pics. thank you for sharing them.

[brer cat]

15. How lovely!

Such grace and beauty in a tiny package.

Thanks for sharing, Steve.

[AtomicKitten]

16. absolutely stunning photos

thank you!

[calimary]

17. Just extraordinary!

All that motion - captured! I can barely get a non-fuzzy photo of my kid onstage. And THIS kid takes multiple perfect shots of a hummingbird in action. AMAZING!

Thanks so much for posting these, Omaha Steve! We sure could use a good dose of this lovely stuff. Many of us have had runny eyes lately and could use something still alive and magical to rest them upon.

[Martin Eden]

18. Beautiful pics -- thaks for sharing! n/t

[femmocrat]

20. Amazing!

How beautiful!

[KittyWampus]

21. so glad I logged on to DU tonight to catch this. Thanks so much. XOXO

[jwirr]

24. My first instinct is to find some way to protect this bird forever.

[chervilant]

25. I've seen one!

At my neighbor's feeder! They look like little angels.

[2naSalit]

26. Wow

[littlemissmartypants]

27. Kicking. Thank you, Omaha Steve.

How does such a tiny thing find its way to us.

Captured by a gifted young person for us.

Well done.

Thanks again.
Peace, Love and Shelter. Lmsp

[rhett o rick]

30. Incredible photos. Thanks to the photographer and to you for posting. nm

[MoonRiver]

31. Incredible! What a beauty and amazing pics!

Thank you!

[Uncle Joe]

32. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Omaha Steve.

[tblue37]

33. WOW! (KnR) nt

[countryjake]

34. Stunning!

A stunning bird (even has the red eyes) and stunning pictures!

Thanks for sharing!