Suddenly it took off

not sure what the reason was, as it hardly sat down and was gone again.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent.

[Liz Gooster]

Superb action shot.

[Beverley]

FABULOUS… wow I love todays photos

[Beryl Lloyd]

Aaw! so sweet ! fav

[Krista Marson]

so colorful

[Linda Godwin]

They are so quick. Super action shot

[gloria jones]

Brilliant timing and capture

[Mags]

Fantastic capture!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

I can't get over how vibrant he is

[katy]

Brilliant capture Of him as I imagine, he is not very slow!

[Olwynne]

Incredible timing. A great capture

[KV]

Awesome capture… amazing to get this BIF!

[Lisa Brown]

WOW

[Susan Wakely]

Fabulous.

[Carole Sandford]

Wonderful capture!

[Corinne C]

Superb!

[Babs]

Isn't he a beauty, so colourful.

[haskar]

Fav!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful

[Rob Z]

They are incredible colours! So well caught

[Heather]

Wow! Amazing colours and light! And a great capture of him in flight! (love his dangling feet :) Fav

[Renee Salamon]

Woweeeee this is simply stunning 👏

[George]

Stunning in every way.

[narayani]

Things to do, places to be! Lovely capture

[Kathy A]

Great shot. I've been watching "I'm a Celebrity get me out of here" which is filmed in South Africa and I see these birds flying around there.

[Allison Maltese]

Wow. you truly stopped time. I love those bright colors and the sweep of the wing.

[Paula Fontanini]

Spectacular timing and excellent capture! You nailed this one!! :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great timing!

[Valerie Chesney]

Wonderful capture of this colorful bird. Big Fav

[Diana]

@mittens @lizgooster @beverley365 @beryl @blueberry1222 @rontu @seattlite @marlboromaam @koalagardens @grammyn @ollyfran @kvphoto @lisab514 @wakelys @carole_sandford @corinnec @onewing @haskar @elisasaeter @robz @365projectorgheatherb @rensala @gaf005 @narayani @kjarn @falcon11 @bluemoon @olivetreeann @happysnaps Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Issi Bannerman]

Fabulous!

[CC Folk]

Great capture! fav

[Bec]

Amazing capture - love its wings in motion.

[Zilli]

Amazing. See the rapidity of the take-off in the left wing.

[Merrelyn]

Those colours are glorious.

[Bucktree]

Fabulous colors.

[LManning (Laura)]

Amazing focus!

[Junan Heath]

Gorgeous capture!

[Rick]

Super capture.

[Diana]

@jamibann @gardenfolk @walksnaplove @zilli @merrelyn @dkellogg @ljmanning @paintdipper @rickster549 Thanks so much :-)

[Krista Mae]

What kind of hummingbird is he? So cute!

[Steve Chappell]

Great capture

[Diana]

@peekysweets It is in my tags, a malachite kingfisher ;-)
@swchappell thanks Steve :-)

[Krista Mae]

@ludwigsdiana Thanks! I look there next time. It is magnificent.

[LManning (Laura)]

Congrats on #1 on the TT! Well deserved for this beautiful capture.

[Bobbi C]

Great action shot. I love how colorful this image is!

[Vesna]

Amazing colours

[Vesna]

This photo is the first on Top 20 Chart. Congratulations!

[Casablanca]

Top of the TT, you must be delighted!