This little guy in the low, late afternoon sun knocked my socks off!

[HAB911]

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[Diamond_Dog]

1. WOW Fabulous shot!

[George McGovern]

2. Marvelous!!

[SheltieLover]

3. Gorgeous!

TY for sharing with us!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Beautiful. Perfect exposure, great timing, wonderful slice of life.

Crop the distracting stuff on the right up to close to the tail.

[HAB911]

7. You are correct and I corrected that

I was overly concerned with getting as much of that green on the water as possible, this works well

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Perfect. . . . nt

[Journeyman]

5. There's a shot to be proud of . . .

very nice.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Gorgeous shot, and thank you for sharing it, my dear HAB911!

Love the whole thing but the colors and the clarity make it outstanding.

[brer cat]

8. Beautiful, HAB911

[nuxvomica]

10. Painted bunting?

I did a search of colorful birds and that came up. I'm curious because I've never seen one.

[HAB911]

11. yes it is!

[HAB911]

12. check out all the birds of my garden here

https://jamesdevore.smugmug.com/60-YEAR-JOURNEY-IN-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-GARDEN-AND-ABOVE/BIRDS-OF-THE-GARDEN

[nuxvomica]

15. Gorgeous pictures!

Capturing them with such vibrancy and clarity looks easier than I bet it is. Nice collection of woodpecker species.

[MLAA]

20. Everybody click on the link, more gorgeous shots of birds!

Thanks HAB911

[Tom Dyer]

13. A while back,

it was a “thing” to catch these. They were called Tpops.
A neighbor in the city - New Orleans - had one in a horrible bamboo cage.
I worked at a public aquarium with a huge Amazon exhibit. I told her I could release the bird there and it would be happier. She somehow agreed, and as soon as she left I let that bird out the back door, and there are good lies, y’all.

[TNNurse]

14. I am so jealous.

[HAB911]

22. You get some birds and other wildlife I never see

would love to have some of your visitors!

[irisblue]

16. So beautiful

[liberalla]

17. So beautiful!

[GiqueCee]

18. Painted Buntings are beautiful!

Don't see any up our way. Gorgeous photo!

[MLAA]

19. Mine too!

[wendyb-NC]

21. Wow

That is a stunning photo, he's a beautiful little guy, and the color is reflected in the water he's having a fun splashy bath. This must be your lucky day to happen upon this colorful bird, of all the birds out there, and get such a great pic of him.