First off Carolyn from http://roundtoprumings.blogspot.com
The butterfly is a Milbert’s Tortoiseshell, also known as a Fire-rim Tortoiseshell. It’s gorgeous! Pretty Cool!
Yesterday I tried to capture the Rufus Hummer
You are going
To get a little bored
With all of these photos
But the little bird
Was just so darn different
I just couldn’t resist!
Tomorrow I’ll get back to our regular life, but last night I just had to sit and try to capture this little bird!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
He’s lovely. I can see why you were excited! I’ve never seen a humming bird like that.
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since i’ve never seen a rufous in person, i’m gonna love these!
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Lovely! We only have ruby-throated hummers here, though rarely, say every few years, a juvenile rufous will show up somewhere. I never get to see those, though.
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I loved the picture of your ruffus hummingbird. I live in southeastern ohio along the Ohio River and I have a feeder hanging off my front porch. I have ruby throated hummers and the grey hummers that is all we see here. I have five or six at a time eating at mine. They eat about a quart a day. I love watching them. I love your blog. I have a cousin who lives in Broomfield, CO and a grandson who is moving in august to Boulder. I hope I can come visit your state some of these days. keep writing I seem to have made a new friend in you. Dixie
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I’m glad you couldn’t resist. This is a neat photo sequence.
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Bored? Nah…he’s pretty cool!
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There could never be too many photographs of such a dear little bird Linda – thank goodness you had the patience to sit and take them all.
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He’s delightful…so many colors!!
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🙂 Now you have entered MY WORLD 🙂
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I would never get bored looking at Hummer photos. You captured him really well…. Love ALL of the photos…
Hugs,
Betsy
PS I truly have some blog friends who put as many as 25 – 50 photos in one post… I put ALOT –but many people put many more than I do –or many, many more than you do. SO–not to worry!
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Thnaks I have never seen the brown ones in Indiana.
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He’s a beauty. I thought for a moment (because of his red chin), that he might be a color variant of the ruby-throated. I had no idea the male rufous had those colors. Here’s a great website for all birds. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/rufous_hummingbird/id
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You are so lucky to, first have all of those lovely hummers and secondly, to be able to have feeders out. Dratted bears keep getting into my feeders, so I have to be happy watching for blue jays and pileated woodpeckers.
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I have gone through several times… bored? never. Thanks for your patience.
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What a handsome little guy that is!! Loved all your pictures of him. Can never have too many pictures, Linda!
Blessings!
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Good story with some great photos to prove it.
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what a character gorgeous little bird
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Only ruby throats here, too, so it’s a delight to see other varieties.
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Very cool! and great shots..:-))
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