Hummingbird Profile
by Marjo

Comment:
Beautiful profile and 'study' of a hummingbird. I think he(?) must have misplaced his comb. Nice clarity.

a little beauty in an imperfect world
by jmritz

Comment:
Beautiful portrait of a cardinal. Clarity and focus is very good. Nice catchlight. Won't mention the 'tail'. Nice lighting - nice capture. Not so strong for this Challenge, but then.. in my opinion, anything 'nature' really does meets it, by definition.

Blush
by Techo

Comment:
7 - Nice simplicity, like the composition and elements, including the holes and the shape of the stem.

Colibrí_04
by Rgarcia

Comment:
Did a search for 'colibri' Costa Rica and found this site Costa Rica Bird Photographs, with this image of a Blue Chested Hummingbird - Amazilia amabilis. Looks to be the same bird. Your image is a great deal better than that though. The identification may be helpful, but apologies in advance if you already knew.

The colors and patterns on the chest are beautiful. Again, wish it were bigger, but perhaps this was as big as you could go.

Ranita_01.jpg
by Rgarcia

Comment:
Beautiful creature. Wish the image was bigger, even just to get more of a sense of scale/size.

Woodpecker
by Rgarcia

Comment:
At the risk of sounding Pythonesque - beautiful plumage on this bird. Thank you for sharing these images. Certainly do a good job of showcasing the treasures of Costa Rica.

After the Rain
by ephln

Comment:
Like the potential with this. Seems to be some blur and focal issues. Nice composition.

Dec 14: look
by elemess

Comment:
Ah ha. This reminded me of 'a birthday wish' by chucksinnc:



It's those 'ball obsessed' eyes.

IMG_2397.jpg
by Rando D300

Comment:
Very glad to see this full size again. I had looked a few times for it when you were not a member. Good to see the several others of yours I have as Favorites too. This one is a classic and special capture.

Blondie
by henny

Comment:
8 - Nice confidence capture. Despite the seemingly 'off balanced' nature to this, I still think it works. The hair perhaps 'softer' looking - but that's a personal thing.