Incredible x 2

On October, 12, 2011, I was amazingly lucky to see a Green Violetear in Cecil County. It was a damp, dreary, drizzly day - when the hummer showed up at the feeder - I can't describe it - stunning deep green and blue, the colors deepened by the dark day. I'd come straight from work via an appointment in Baltimore so no camera. I could just watch and enjoy. And I did for its three visits to the feeder - the last visit I watched before I left turned out to be its last visit. I felt amazingly blessed and somewhat teary - he was that beautiful.

And then lightning struck twice. On October 24, I got word that, incredibly, a violetear was coming to a feeder in my home county, a couple miles away. Midmorning the next day I bailed out of work with my camera. This time it was a bright, sunny day. The bird showed and I got some unexciting photos. The colors were deeper and more intense in the drizzle, but there was iridescence in the sun! Here's one photo of mine and a link to a video (not mine) that shows off the colors.

 

Green Violetear, Howard County

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