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Last week I brought you a Golden-crowned Kinglet, this week I have photos of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. They are beautiful little birds, the same diminutive size as the Golden-crowned, the same frantic behavior. Again I had several shots of them as a blur while hopping from branch to branch, but I liked this one because of the yellow spots you can see on the wing.
Ruby-crowns don't have a ton of field marks, if you can see that red patch on the head it is a dead giveaway, but if not they might be a little more difficult to identify. Their size is your best clue, along with the eye-ring, though don't confuse them with Blue-gray Gnatcatchers which also exhibit both those characteristics. Ruby-crowned Kinglets are dull olive-green and have wingbars, while gnatcatchers are blueish-gray (duh!) and have no wingbars. The yellow on the wing of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet further separates it from the Bue-gray Gnatcatcher.
These were the best shots I have of the crown. You can't miss that!
Submitted as part of World Bird Wednesday. Click below for more amazing bird blogs!
Ruby-crowns don't have a ton of field marks, if you can see that red patch on the head it is a dead giveaway, but if not they might be a little more difficult to identify. Their size is your best clue, along with the eye-ring, though don't confuse them with Blue-gray Gnatcatchers which also exhibit both those characteristics. Ruby-crowned Kinglets are dull olive-green and have wingbars, while gnatcatchers are blueish-gray (duh!) and have no wingbars. The yellow on the wing of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet further separates it from the Bue-gray Gnatcatcher.
These were the best shots I have of the crown. You can't miss that!
Submitted as part of World Bird Wednesday. Click below for more amazing bird blogs!
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