You might be surprised to learn that this is a picture of a hummingbird. Yes, the hummer working my roses and cleomes this morning as I sat in the garden, writing in my journal, hovered so long in one place that I figured even I might be able to get his picture. I ran to the house for my camera, waited for him to reappear and then started shooting away with my mighty Canon (not the boom-boom kind.) I now fully understand the difference between snapshots and photographs, as if I didn't already after having collaborated with wildlife photographer Jim Backus on four books. If Jim had taken the photo, you would see a picture of a hummingbird with flowers in the background. Maybe it's the gardener in me that brings out the flowers... Anyway, I did manage to capture this digital image of the little wonder, though his/her iridescent body barely shows up against the background greenery. Can I help it birds wear camo?
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