Ruby-crowned Kinglet ... Regulus calendula
Sort of proud of this shot. When I was shooting the White-throated Sparrow a few days ago, I thought I recognized this bird from a quick shot I grabbed as it perched in a tall tree for a second. However, it took me two additional trips before I managed to get a shot that I was half pleased with.
This Ruby-crowned Kinglet is one of the smallest songbirds of North America. This one is a male ... you can tell by the tuft of red feathers on its crown. These feathers are usually erected for just a few seconds at a time when the bird is displaying aggressively. It's not easy to catch them like that, so that's why I'm sort of proud of the shot. If I could have gotten a little closer, with a better pose, then I would have been estatic. However, you take what you can get.
I tell you one thing, though ... Flickr is really starting to tee me off! I don't know how many images I upload are totally washed out ... contrast diminished considerably ... when they get there. This is the third upload I've made with this one.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ... Regulus calendula
Sort of proud of this shot. When I was shooting the White-throated Sparrow a few days ago, I thought I recognized this bird from a quick shot I grabbed as it perched in a tall tree for a second. However, it took me two additional trips before I managed to get a shot that I was half pleased with.
This Ruby-crowned Kinglet is one of the smallest songbirds of North America. This one is a male ... you can tell by the tuft of red feathers on its crown. These feathers are usually erected for just a few seconds at a time when the bird is displaying aggressively. It's not easy to catch them like that, so that's why I'm sort of proud of the shot. If I could have gotten a little closer, with a better pose, then I would have been estatic. However, you take what you can get.
I tell you one thing, though ... Flickr is really starting to tee me off! I don't know how many images I upload are totally washed out ... contrast diminished considerably ... when they get there. This is the third upload I've made with this one.