Costa's Coming of Age

A juvenile male Costa's hummingbird in the process of molting into his adult splendor. Theme shot because he is in isolated focus.

[Kerri]

He's beautiful

[Kimmi]

Beautiful

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Nice capture.a fav

[Bill Dodsworth]

Very nice pic! Awesome detail!

[Danielle]

This is a lovely capture. I love how he's tucked in among the branches like that.

[Pankaj Sharma]

Wonderful capture..

[Emeraldboots]

Wow, never seen a humingbird at this stage close up. Wonderful capture.

[Carole Neesam]

Beautiful shot x

[Marci deGroot]

Great picture! You are lucky to have so many different species of hummingbirds! We only have the ruby-throateds here for the summer months (they visit my family in Florida for the rest of the year :)

[Sarah-Jane]

never seen a humming bird in real life full stop so loving all these pics and the different stages...amazing capture :)

[Santosh Namby Chandran]

Robert, this is beautiful. I have never seen a humminbird in real life, and all the pics i have seen are of them flying. This is a real treat for me. Love the purple feathers....

[Yvonne Griffin]

Very nice

[Henriette Sparkes]

Wow that really is stunning!

[wahyu]

Nice catch, never see humming bird around my place.... :(

[Brad Johnson]

I rarely see a hummingbird at rest. Beautiful capture.

[FaerieMoon]

And he looks quite annoyed at the whole process! Why do hummers always look so grumpy? Probably that constant sugar crash they experience..

[Katrina Cristy]

Wow! That is an absolutely beautiful bird & shot! I love the purple in his neck!

[Jo Turner]

Wow! A fav.

[molizard]

Been reading up on hummingbirds lately, trying to figure out the 3 varieties that frequent my yard. This isn't one of them, wish it was, love the purple! nice shot!

[Robin]

Very splendid bird. Love the violet colour of its mantle and the frilly hat on its head! Lovely shot.

[Elizabeth Howard]

cool shot!