Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
by karenk

Comment by sulamk:
clone out the blemishes for a stunning pic

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
by karenk

Comment by tanguera:
Impressive detail

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
by karenk

Comment by galatia_n:
So lovely.

Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by karenk

Comment by izadoodle:
Congrats on your top 10 :)

Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by karenk

Comment by vawendy:
Lovely! These can be so hard to capture!! Congrats on the top 10.

(Was without a computer for a week, so my congrats are a bit belated. :)

Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by karenk

Comment by neenee1999:
So many outstanding images, and this is definitely one of them, congrats on your top ten finish.

Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by karenk

Comment by nam:
Stunning capture, Karen. Both the motion blur on the wings and the crisp detail on the stopped action body and head work perfectly for me. Congratulations on the top ten.

Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by karenk

Comment by karenk:
Thanks everyone for all the comments, Harveys right it was taken at a feeder, it hangs right outside of my kitchen window. I love the hummingbirds we get a lot of them. The lines are from the screen in the window since I knew what caused them I did not think of them being a issue next time I will know better. :)

Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by karenk

Comment by HarveyG:

Originally posted by LydiaToo: I hereby challenge Harvey to get a shot like this... with or without a feeder... as long as the feeder is not in the shot.

It is a great shot, with good technical ability yet without the banding I'd have given it +1 more at 8.
I have BiF images but they are from much more erratic flight paths than known flight paths. Challenge accepted, but it will take some time before I can get out to a place where our Southern African hummers are to be found, and that's a rather far and expensive trip for me so may take a while to plan and get there :)

Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by karenk

Comment by Lydia:
I hereby challenge Harvey to get a shot like this... with or without a feeder... as long as the feeder is not in the shot.

This amazes me.

My top pick.

Well done, Karen!

(I'd love to know what caused those lines.)