Hummingbird!

Have you ever observed a humming-bird moving about in an aerial dance among the flowers – a living prismatic gem…. it is a creature of such fairy-like loveliness as to mock all description.
~W.H. Hudson, Green Mansions

I have been trying now for awhile to capture a hummingbird with my new camera.

I finally had a little success!

Larger image HERE

This is likely a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird, by far the most common species that breeds in the eastern half of North America.

Adult male: Emerald green back, iridescent ruby red gorget (throat) that may appear black under some lighting conditions, gray flanks, forked tail with no white. Smaller than the female.
Adult female: Emerald green back, white breast and throat, rounded tail with white tips. Larger than the male, with longer bill.