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MEASUREMENTS
Both Sexes
Length: 3.5-4.3 in (9-11 cm)
Weight: 0.2-0.3 oz (5-10 g)
Wingspan: 6.3-7.1 in (16-18 cm)
Ruby-crowned Kinglets are olive-green birds with a prominent white eyering and white wingbar. This wingbar contrasts with an adjacent blackish bar in the wing. The “ruby crown” of the male is only occasionally visible.
These are restless, acrobatic birds that move quickly through foliage, typically at lower and middle levels. They flick their wings almost constantly as they go.
I made a crown for my King Aiko today
Playing with waterdrops that melted on the top of the swing I was sitting on
SplishSplash
Spring is on
How could I not be playful when I have such a marvelous camera and hearing the snow melting so hard that it sounds like a river coming down from my roof
What an awesome season
A yellow-crowned night heron from last June. Three of them flew in and landed in a dead tree near me, stayed for ten minutes, and then flew off never to be seen again....
Hello again everybody. How are you all?
It seems ages since I've been here and everything has moved around. It's clear I can't leave you all alone for any time.
So what else have you all been up to?
Eastern Africa has a great variety of birds and many are particularly colourful. One of the larger eye catchers is the Grey Crowned Crane.
The Grey Crowned Crane is one of 15 species of crane and unfortunately it is listed as being endangered. That being said we came across a few on our trip, but most were distant sightings. This particular one was seen and photographed in the Amboseli National Park.
EXPLORE - April 9, 2009 #167
Thanks to you all dear friends!
In Christianity, the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion, was woven of
thorn branches and placed on Jesus before his crucifixion. It is mentioned in the
Gospels of Matthew (27:29), Mark (15:17), and John (19:2, 5) and is often alluded
to by the early Christian Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and others.
This young Kookaburra was sitting on the fence, as I was checking on the damselflies which live in the Acalypha at the back of our garden. When I saw that the neighbours Variegated Cordyline was making like a crown behind him, I grabbed my camera and started shooting :)
In spite of his very dirty beak, I still find Ernie very charming, don't you ? :))
This white-crowned sparrow was lurking at the base of this tree, looking for fallen goodies. Back in the good old summer time (of 2017)
The Victoria crowned pigeon is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red irises. It is part of a genus of four unique, very large, ground-dwelling pigeons native to the New Guinea region. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)
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Myiothlypis coronata
(Russet-crowned Warbler / Arañero Coronado)
The russet-crowned warbler (Myiothlypis coronata) is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The russet-crowned warbler is approximately 14 cm in length. Among its distinguishing markings are the rust-orange crown, for which it is named, black crown-stripes and eye-line and otherwise gray face. Its breast is often pale yellow. The species exhibits no obvious sexual dimorphism.
Most populations occur between 1500 and 3000 meters above sea level on either side of the Andes throughout northern South America. Typically found in the subtropical and temperate forests, they can usually be found inhabiting dense under growth.
Beija-flor-de-topete (Stephanoxis lalandi). (Vieillot, 1818).
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With all the palace intrigue regarding William, Harry, Kate, Meaghan, Charles and Camilla, I decide to provide a portrait of Queen Peanut. She creates her own drama, she needs no help from anyone else.
Looking Close...on Friday - Crown
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I haven't had a chance to get out with my camera recently so here is an image taken this spring of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet searching for something to eat.
Thank you for viewing and wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!! (This is the weekend it's celebrated in Canada)
The Vista House is a 55 foot high structure opened in 1918 as a "comfort station" for travelers on the Columbia River Highway. It is perched on a rocky promontory almost 700 feet above the Columbia River. It has glazed tiles on the roof and stained glass windows.
Happy Saturday Stairs!
AZ. White-crowned Sparrows appear each winter over much of North America to grace our gardens and favorite trails (they live in parts of the West year-round). The smart black-and-white head, pale beak, and crisp gray breast combine for a dashing look – and make it one of the surest sparrow identifications in North America. Watch for flocks of these sparrows scurrying through brushy borders and overgrown fields, or coax them into the open with backyard feeders. As spring approaches, listen out for this bird’s thin, sweet whistle.
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A cute ruby crowned kinglet from my yard. These are one of my favorite visitors and they are the kind of bird that seems to benefit from my presence on the deck scaring the other birds (especially house sparrows) away.
Violet-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii) or Beija-flor-de-topete-azul as it is known here in Brazil. Come to Brazil to get this and a lot other pics/species.
#MacroMondays
#Spiky
These are the tiniest "spikes" on my miniature kitchen grater, just about 3 mm (0.11 inches) wide each. I also liked that these tiny spikes look like crowns, and I assume they are meant for grating spices like nutmeg. The grater has four sides, each with differently sized grating and slicing options.
While I bought this for photography (and because it looks cute), I also had plans for using it in the kitchen for its designated purposes, but found it hard to handle due to its tiny handle and small sides. So, for finger-saving reasons, it stays out of the kitchen.
To get extra close, I mounted the Laowa 50 mm 2x Ultra Macro, so it's a single shot (at F2.8 for extra bokeh). To illustrate the potential dangers of working with such a tiny grater, I equipped the right LED Lamp with the transparent red chocolate box lid (and because red and green always look good together). On the left lamp, I used a blue glass jar for a hint of blue. The green blur in the foreground is the grater's tiny handle.
I am busy today and will catch up with you later.
HMM, Everyone!
This Crowned Lapwing, aka Crowned Plover, was flying around a very small pond we stopped briefly at during the Kenya portion of my safari with Simon this past spring. It was interacting with some wading plovers and their almost adult chicks which caused it to periodically take to the air. It gave me this nice pose as it flew toward me. (Vanellus coronatus) (Sony a1, 400mm, f/4, 1/6400 second, ISO 640)
The grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats. They can also be found in marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes in Uganda and Kenya and as far south as South Africa.
The East African B. r. gibbericeps (crested crane) occurs in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda, of which it is the national bird represented in its national flag; and Kenya to eastern South Africa.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_crowned_crane
Photo taken at the AVIARIO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, Barú.
Colombia is the number one country in the world to have the largest varieties of birds, having about 1,876 species and almost 70 kinds that belong specially to Colombia. AVIARIO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA has done an amazing job to show that. You see some of birds free and others in beautiful habitats. Peacocks, Toucans, Pink Flamingos, Crane Corona, Guacamayas, Pelicanos, Ducks, all types of little colorful birds Colombia is most famous for it, every imaginable birds are here.
This place is so well design, and so well taking care of, that you think some times you are in paradise!
www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g1507145-d982271...