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Who doesn't like Hummingbirds. The little "fairies" of our summers.

I have spent lots of time practicing take photos of Hummingbirds and not getting the shot I hoped for. I have hundreds of blurry images, feeders in the way, branches hiding their eyes, just getting the back of the hummingbird, or just too far away to have a good print.

This little gal decided to sit for a bit and pose for me, so of course I took her up on the offer.

There are several species of hummingbirds that can be found in Arkansas, including the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, which is the most common species found in the state. Female hummingbirds of this species are similar in appearance to males, but lack the bright red throat patch that gives the males their name.

Female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have green upperparts and white underparts with a slightly greenish tinge. Their wings are relatively short and rounded, which makes them well-adapted for hovering in front of flowers and...

I inherited my passion for photography from my father, James L. Digby. My fondest memory of him is that he could take a picture of something as ordinary as a bolt and produce a Fine Art piece you would want hanging on your wall. It was nothing for him to go into the grocery store and re-arrange some vegetables to take an award winning photograph. He taught me the patience to wait out the cloud that just came in and ruined the light that we wanted, or sit on a hilltop waiting for that perfect bolt of lightening. I hope that he would be happy with what I have done and where I am going. I am still growing as a photographer and everyday I feel I learn to 'see' a little better. My images are the result of the sheer delight I find in the...