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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned kinglet... earlier this week I saw my first one of the season. These fast little guys start coming through in mid-September and often stick around through October and part of November. If I’m lucky, I’ll see a couple during the winter as well. They’re one of my more exciting bird species to photograph because of their hyperactivity and unpredictable behavior. One second they can be foraging in the canopy, and the next bouncing around in your face. Their curiousness tends to know no bounds, a stark contrast to their golden-crowned cousins (which I am just as excited to see), who often remain quite indifferent to the world around them while foraging.

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Uploaded on September 22, 2018
Taken on October 10, 2015