4/4/2009 4:09:58 PM

Wow!! Great job on this. lots of detail and clarity.

Nick.

4/4/2009 5:14:39 PM

Oh. Sherry! Perfection!!! Totally!!!

10/10 lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Lala

4/4/2009 5:42:04 PM

Fantastic Capture Sherry! Just love this shot! awesome details.

4/4/2009 5:46:45 PM

Stunner hummer, Sherrybear....well worth the wait!

4/4/2009 6:02:58 PM

Thank you all so much... This is one of those shots that you just can't believe you got... I still stare in amazement. God is soooo GOOD!

Sherrybear

4/4/2009 6:04:05 PM

Yes He is. He made it, you shot it and it's all so beautiful and perfect. WE WILL See THIS baby again!!! 2-B-sure!

4/4/2009 6:12:50 PM

Thanks ladies... I am so happy to be able to share him with you.

Sherrybear

4/4/2009 6:41:23 PM

Fantastic capture!

4/5/2009 6:23:55 AM

Sherry,

Amazing capture...These are my favorite birds and I love this one!

Pat

4/5/2009 6:35:06 AM

Thanks Marisol and Pat... pretty happy with this one.

Sherrybear

4/5/2009 4:29:17 PM

Simple perfection, Sherry!

4/6/2009 12:35:59 PM

Thank you so much JudyAnn...

Sherrybear

4/6/2009 3:01:50 PM

Nice one Sherrybear!

4/6/2009 5:46:32 PM

Wow Sherry! Superb DOF, focus, and color... he's wonderful! Even a catchlight in his eye. Congrats on the well deserved EP!

4/6/2009 7:23:55 PM

EP DANCE! EP DANCE!!! Weeeeeee!

He's a beauty!!! Like Coco said. WELL DESERVED SHERRYBEAR!!!

I'll be rooting for this one!

-Lala

4/6/2009 7:33:06 PM

Thank you ever so much Brian... and Christine... so pleased you like this one... Vicki helped me work on some of the detail work... I just marvel at these tiny little creatures every year... so surprised to find I caught one in focus and enough sun to show the wonderful colors God gave him.

Sherrybear

4/6/2009 7:35:40 PM

Thanks Laura... we must have been posting at the same time.

Sherrybear

4/7/2009 5:18:13 AM

what a fantastic capture, such beauty,clarity... Congrats on the EP!!

4/7/2009 7:34:00 AM

Thank you so much Dawn. So nice of you to say so.

Sherrybear

4/7/2009 9:25:06 AM

Wow Sherrybear!!! Awesome EP!! Love this little beauty! Great that God created him and you caught him in crisp detail/colour/contrast/ and the big thing I see and love is his Catchlight!!! Wonderful!
Did you use your bird 'peek-throu, man made thingy' to photograph him?
Christine
SMILING WITH YOU

4/9/2009 4:33:48 AM

Thanks Christine... this guy was so bold he would come within feet of us just sitting out in the open on the back porch... the reason I named him bold. He would even tell you off if you were too close.

Sherrybear

4/9/2009 6:20:45 AM

Awesome!!
I love him, thanks for posting him, I never get to see such a beauty!!
Christine
SMILING

4/9/2009 7:34:02 AM

So happy you like him... they are just sooooo amazing... and tiny.

Sherrybear

4/9/2009 5:00:16 PM

Congratulations on your marvelous Finalist…Well done!
Good Luck in the next Round!!!

5/26/2009 8:05:50 PM

Hey, this sure was nice to see at 11pm tonight Sherrybear!! Congrats on your Finalist and good luck in the next round!!
Christine
SMILING

5/26/2009 8:11:24 PM

Thank you so much for the nice comments and warm wishes Eugenio and Christine... was nice to come home to...

Sherrybear

5/26/2009 9:06:34 PM

SHERRYBEAR!!!! YIPPPEEEEE!!!! Your BEAUTIFUL HUMMER MADE IT BIG!

!!! ON YOUR FINALIST AWARD !!!

This is EXCITING!!! :) So happy for you Sister! Good Luck In the NEXT ROUND!

Love, Lala

5/26/2009 11:20:35 PM

Thank you so much Laura... I must admit I do have hopes for this one.

Sherrybear

5/27/2009 4:00:59 AM

This comes as no surprise, Sherrybear. Now we sit and wait for the GOLD!
CONGRATULATIONS!

5/27/2009 4:07:14 AM

Thanks Vicki... we will see what we will see...

Sherrybear

5/27/2009 4:12:34 AM

I'm cheering this amazing capture onwards Sherry!!!! Bravo and congrats m'dear!!! DRU Club and I salute ya!!!

5/27/2009 4:30:56 PM

WOW thanks Christine... so nice of you to catch this one... you are the best.

Sherrybear

5/27/2009 5:01:25 PM

Congratulations on your finalist! Very nice Sherry!

5/27/2009 8:12:29 PM

Thank you so much Donna... I had hopes on this one.

Sherrybear

5/28/2009 6:18:40 AM

YIPEEEE! I GET TO SAY I TOLD YA SO!

MEGA CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GOLD, SHERRYBEAR. I'M DOING THE HAPPY DANCE RIGHT ALONG WITH YA, GIRLFRIEND!

5/28/2009 12:14:21 PM

Thanks Vicki... this is just great... may never get another one but this one is my favorite for sure... thank you ever so much with the help and encouragement sweetie.

Sherrybear

5/28/2009 12:17:32 PM

SISTER SHERRYBEAR!!!!!

I CAN HEAR YOUR BIRDY HUMMING FOR JOY!

!HOW EXCELLENT!

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

5/28/2009 12:20:54 PM

You go girl!!! lol, there is that "I told you so!" I'm doing the happy dance for you too ;)

5/28/2009 12:22:08 PM

HUGE CONGRATS... on your WINNER... I am doing the happy dance too... LOVE sis Laura's happy dancing gal!!! Picture Laura and Me doing that Dance For YOU!!!
CHRISTINE
SMILING WITH YOU

5/28/2009 12:58:12 PM

Wonderful capture! These little guys are hard to get. Congrats!

5/28/2009 4:17:00 PM

WOW Laura, thanks for all the great anime... and Jean who happened to sign on right after I got the email... man did she get a earful... thank you for sharing that first excitement with me hun... Christine I would love to see you and Laura cut a rug together thanks so much for the well wishes you are such a dear one... These guys are really hard to capture Toni... I have hundreds of other shots that were just a blur! So nice of you to add a little encouragement.

Sherrybear

5/28/2009 4:26:47 PM

Huge congratulations on your awesome winner Sherry! So happy for you! Tell Laura I love that show she's given you! LOL!

5/28/2009 6:45:48 PM

Congratulations on your 2nd place win, Sherry!

5/28/2009 7:28:04 PM

Congrats on an awesome win girl! Amazing capture! :~)

5/28/2009 7:36:32 PM

Thank you so much Roland, Samantha and Aimee... thank you so much for the congrats... still a little blown away here... sure glad there was no one home when I got the email on the golden badge.

Sherrybear

5/28/2009 7:53:35 PM

5/28/2009 9:37:17 PM

CONGRATULATIONS.......on getting GOLDEN!!

Usman.

5/29/2009 2:48:24 AM

WOW thanks Ann and Usman... now I have a golden ritz too... to keep my golden badge company...

Sherrybear

5/29/2009 4:47:44 AM

Awww, I finally caught up, such a wonderful shot Sherry, so very well timed. Congratulations on your Finalist.

6/1/2009 8:28:10 AM

Congratulations!! Beautiful Winner Sherry!! :0)

6/1/2009 9:20:13 AM

Thank you so much Pat and Datha... timing is key in so many things isn't it... we won't talk about the number of badly timed shots I have taken...

Sherrybear

6/1/2009 1:53:45 PM

Congratulations Sherry!

6/1/2009 4:16:39 PM

Thanks Marisol...

Sherrybear

6/1/2009 6:25:55 PM

Was it a finalist when I saw it and now is a second place or - was I seeing things? The bird is so beautiful! PaT 0X0X0X0X

6/2/2009 5:28:01 AM

Yes Pat it did make second... my first little piece of gold... thanks for noticing.

Sherrybear

6/2/2009 7:31:23 AM

Extraordinary capture. I am so jealous. I have been trying to get a photo like this one. Well done!

6/8/2009 5:29:58 PM

Thanks a bunch Rosemary... think my ratio is around 2000:1... all you can do is keep trying... one day you will luck up just like me...

Sherrybear

6/8/2009 7:30:48 PM

WOW!!! Congratulations on the Finalist Aware for this difficult capture of the Hummingbird, Sherrybear! I'm just now getting around to checking these out & saw your name! WTG!!!

6/10/2009 12:26:16 PM

Thanks Karen... really do like this one too...

Sherrybear

6/10/2009 12:31:48 PM

Congratulations on your win Sherry! WTG!

6/16/2009 12:24:28 PM

Thanks Donna... my first... still gives me a thrill...

Sherrybear

6/16/2009 12:30:55 PM

Even more beautiful here than on Facebook. You nailed this one girl!
Congratulations.

6/21/2009 5:14:39 PM

When I saw this one on the computer for the first time I stoped breathing... I swear I was just flabergasted... that is a word isn't it?

Sherrybear

6/21/2009 7:12:52 PM

Congratulations Sherry on your Win!!!

Dominick

7/17/2009 1:50:30 AM

Oh well done Sherrybear! Congratulations. ~Patp

7/17/2009 4:58:20 AM

Thank you so much Dominick and Pat... this shot was such a lucky one...

Sherrybear

7/17/2009 9:01:48 AM