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I was wandering around Fishtrap Creek Park yesterday and I saw and heard many Golden-crowned Kinglets but this was the only Ruby-crowned I saw. A very similar bird, the Hutton's Vireo was seen by someone else the same day. But with the sharp beak and the ruby stripe on it's head I am pretty sure it is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Dripping in rubies and awardened in style!
This look made me won the prize for the best attire at the Ruby Bloodlines Party.
Was such a honor!!
A tiny bird seeming overflow 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 eyeing and a white bar on the wing. The male's brilliant ruby crown patch usually stays hidden.
They are tiny songbirds with relatively large heads, almost no neck, and thin tails, They have very small, thin, straight bills.
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)
--- allaboutbirds.org
Peace Valley Park.
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Each year I usually only have 3 hummingbirds. This fellow was the first to arrive, some two weeks before the female. He was also the first to leave. The female, and the juvenile left mid week the second week of October. Sad to see them go and hope they have a safe trip south.
Peace Valley Park.
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Enjoy the day.
Fun and frustrating little winter birds in Central Oklahoma. I got a lot of empty frames of this bird's prior resting spot before getting this shot. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
Rondeau Provincial Park, Aug 11, 2019.
Lots of dragonflies around but so far I have been finding a limited number of species.
Explored.
I was having some fun with these little guys jumping around almost non-stop.
DeBoville Slough, Coquitlam, BC.
Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Aug 8, 2019.
In the front yard, not much variety in dragonflies but they make up for it in numbers.
Sympetrum rubicundulum
Celebrating our ruby reunion at Kadkani River Resort with a special guest: the purple-rumped sunbird! ✨ Its iridescent hues and energetic flitting perfectly mirror the joy of reconnecting with the class of '84 after 40 years.
We got to Ruby beach a little late so we didn't do a lot of exploring. I haven't spent that much time at the beach so I guess this would would be called a really large tide pool. Either way it offered some nice reflections with just a little color.
My first Explore photo - July 23, 2011
This was shot during my workshop with Kurt Budliger in Olympic National Park. I absolutely cannot wait to do it again! What a great learning process and discovery of a new place. This was shot after the sun had gone down (just) and there was a cool vibe in the air.
This is a blend of 2 exposures (one for the sky and one for the rest).