Emerald in the Wild
While hiking through a dense, brushy area in Georgia, I captured this image of a ruby-crowned kinglet, Regulus calendula. Its striking features stood out amidst the tangled vegetation.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. January, 2025. #laarboretum #bird #birds #kinglet #rubycrownedkinglet #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #photography #amateurphotography #omds_om_photo #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4
Ruby Crowned Kinglet Touch and Go by Debra Martz
This little Ruby-crowned Kinglet landed just to my left and quickly flitted to the next plant. I luckily got a quick shot off and it was on to the next plant and then out of sight in a few seconds.
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I nearly forgot to show-off this Ruby-crowned Kinglet that foraged in our backyard today. It loved the asparagus fronds, sweet basil, and grapes. It’s quite the rare to see their full crown! #RubyCrownedKinglet #Birds #Fujifilm #SOoC 
Forest Birds
The forest was ominous and still this morning, I could see the mist in the air slowly move eastward. Then around 0800 a flurry of small birds flew in into my backyard from the forest. There were blue jays in the forest treetops imitating the calls of a red-tailed hawk, quite interesting. A pair of cardinals arride and just hung out in the crepe myrtles. Around 0830, I heard the crows, it was as if the forest was just waking. Then suddenly everything when quiet again. Among the small birds was this ruby crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula).
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 24th April 2022
Saugus Iron Works, Saugus, Massachusetts
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 25% crop, 1/800s, f/9, ISO 1250
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Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets at Lido Beach Passive Nature Area, NY, last Saturday.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula), 16th November 2022
es: Reyezuelo Rubí, fr: Roitelet À Couronne Rubis
Coronado National Forest, Oro Valley, Arizona
Hohokam, O'odham Jeweḍ, Sobaipuri & Tohono O'odham traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 40% crop, 1/250s, ISO 1000
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Lichen Lookout
I found this ruby crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula) while pushing through the brush around and obscure pond in Albany, Georgia. In this image, I particularly like the colors of the plants and the lichen on the tree branches.
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Just Going to Fly Away
Last fall, I was working my way around some thick brush surrounding a pond in Albany, Georgia. I came across this ruby crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula). I may have startled the bird, or maybe I was getting too close to a nest.
"A tiny bird seemingly overflowing with energy, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet forages almost frantically through lower branches of shrubs and trees. Its habit of constantly flicking its wings is a key identification clue. Smaller than a warbler or chickadee, this plain green-gray bird has a white eyering and a white bar on the wing. Alas, the male’s brilliant ruby crown patch usually stays hidden—your best chance to see it is to find an excited male singing in spring or summer." - allaboutbirds.org
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 7th May 2022
Danehy Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 30% crop, 1/800s, f/9, ISO 2500
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The Kinglet’s Leap
I saw this ruby crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula) in Georgia flittering around in the brush. There was more than one around, I think. I was trying to sneak up on some water birds when this one appeared fairly close by.
"Ruby-crowned Kinglets seem nervous as they flit through the foliage, flicking their wings nearly constantly. Keeping an eye out for this habit can be a useful aid to identifying kinglets." - allaboutbirds.org
You know, the photographs that I post here are not quite a vivid as the same photographs that I post at my pixel's gallery, because here, I reduce the size of the photos and usually make a slight reduction in the quality of the photos to make them easier to load.
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Accompanying elderly cocker spaniel on her morning constitutional. In the courtyard #AnnasHummingbird #NorthernFlicker #BewicksWren #RedBreastedNuthatch #AmericanRobin #BlackCappedChickadee #ChestnutBackedChickadee #RubyCrownedKinglet ... the scene at the feeders is hopping!
A lone #CacklingGoose flying west in the distance.
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Blending
I watched this ruby-crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula) filter around in the tall oak tree in my backyard. The bird blended well with the autumn leaves that are starting to change colors.
"Ruby-crowned Kinglets seem nervous as they flit through the foliage, flicking their wings nearly constantly. Keeping an eye out for this habit can be a useful aid to identifying kinglets." - allaboutbirds.org
Love these energetic, skulky, olive-feathered birds, especially when you catch a peek of the males’ red crowns. #RubycrownedKinglet
