Buff-bellied Hummer

This large hummingbird is found only on the Gulf coast of the US, Mexico and in Central America. I photographed this one near the Texas coast today. I love their pink beaks!

More info on the Buff-bellied Hummer: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Buff-bellied_Hummingbird/id

Hope everyone has had a great weekend!

[Kelly]

Fabulous capture - love the colours of the bird and in the background!

[Lauren D.]

Wow, amazing shot! Those guys are so hard to capture!

[Mary Lou]

fabulous shot, it's gorgeous!

[Tooki]

Fantastic capture.

[Robert Velten]

Fantastic capture. I've got to get to Arizona soon for some of the cool hummers there. fav

[Leslie]

Wow fav for me

[cheryl]

That's it.. Texas look out. I need to move there.. Wonderful shot!!

[Gabrielle C]

What a beauty :) Fabulous shot!

[Kim]

fantastic shot, I can't wait till mine come to visit + Fav for me !!

[Jo Ann Bellone]

drop dead gorgeous

[Aurora Linda]

Spectacular!

[Eryck]

amazing, if not already you should get published with a hardcover

[Denise Breimeir]

FAV! So beautiful!

[Sybil Freeman]

I have to fav this ... what a beautiful bird and a beautiful shot.

[Laurie]

Absolutely beautiful! It's tough to get such detail in their wings... they move so fast! Great job.

[❀ Lynn]

Cool! How lucky are you in having these around! A beautiful bird.

[Lara Zinn]

amazing!!!! I have been dreaming about a picture like this one ;) maybe one day I can accomplish it.

[juletee]

Wonderful shot !!

[Skip Tribby]

Magnificent photograph Cissy!!

[Allison Maltese]

Such a gorgeous shot!!! Beautiful detail and a nice complementary soft background. Love it.

[eva]

Wow. Fabulous capture.

[Louise]

Amazing focus, what a beauty!

[Michelle]

Amazing focus.. so beautiful

[vorka]

Cracker of a shot, well done.

[Stacey]

Wow, beautiful to capture this little guy in mid flight, very clear.

[Megan Richardson]

amazing midflight shot, he is stunning

[Mike]

Love the wing action. Fav!

[Steve]

Beautiful!

[Anne ❀]

fav! crystal clear details, awesome shot

[Pam]

Amazing shot!!

[Linda]

Awesome capture! I saw it on the PP, congrats!

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Oh, just look at this! Wowie wow! My mom loves hummingbirds and I will fav this to show to her.

[Pam Hawkes]

Awesome capture!

[Missy]

FAbulous!

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

WOW! Fav!

[Myrna O'Hara]

How in the world did this bird let you get this close, i know you had a big lens on but gosh this is fantastic. Congrats on the PP

[marzenka]

So beautiful!

[Margaret Tryon]

Perfect!

[Ramesh Chand]

Fantastic flying bird....

[Nina]

beautiful bird and fanstastic shot! fav

[Robyn]

You got such great detail with this capture. Love the focus. Great work!

[Sophia]

Great!

[Mary]

beautiful colors!

[Tina Malik]

Wow!

[Moira Brown]

Fav. Fabulous capture! Impressed they are so fast!

[Jenna Richards]

What a beautiful hummingbird. Nice capture and great detail.