Thank you.

Thank you kindly.

Beautiful, haunting image and poem to match.

Thank you for your kind & encouraging words.

You are very kind.

Thank you.

Costa’s Hummingbird is a small (2nd smallest bird in the USA) & stocky bird with a short tail, in contrast to the male’s extra-long Gorget (throat patch) that flares out on either side like an overgrown moustache. The iridescence on it, a vibrant violet, occurs when the light hits it at a certain angle, bringing into play the layers of prismesque air pockets; light bounces off them like a soap bubble, resulting in shimmering hues that shift as you look at them from different angles. When not light-activated into neon-shimmering metallic brilliance, the feathers seem black or dark grey. My little visitor has scoped out & decided that the orange bush whereupon my feeder is hanging, is the perfect R & R roost for him to set a spell. Not more than a yard or less from my kitchen window, it gives me a superb vantage point to observe/photograph him as he rests & preens himself.

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Talk about pushy.

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That's a keeper & a framer.

Pinewood Grosbeak

Hell yes!! Real nice!

Third one really speaks to me. Great pics.

Been used to an occasional, sometimes regular visits with one or more Red-Bellied Woodpeckers swooping in & grabbing a nut or a mouthful of suet & taking off like Spiderman, or being cagey trying to linger longer while avoiding portraiture. Sometimes I do manage a decent shot. A striking checkerboard design on its substantial wings doesn't deter from the even more arresting scarlet Mohawk. However, I've evidently never encountered the Female until a couple of days ago. Totally caught me off guard, seeing what looked like a shaved-headed one.
Live & Learn.

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Gripping! A masterpiece!

Piggy-Back!