Teeny, tiny little things that zip frantically in the trees looking for bugs. Ruby Crowned Kinglets love to summer in Canada and winter in the southern United States.
Trying to photograph these little guys is really an exercise in futility. Rarely sitting for more than a moment, they restlessly flick their wings and zip to another branch. Where the heck are you? Can you wait just for a moment so I can take your picture?
How I love these little birds and wish I had the energy they have.
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Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence.
The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.
Denis Waitley
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 
Oh So Teeny Tiny and Cute 🙂
LOL ! Yes he is..now to figure out how to get his energy. 🙂
Great photos, Emily, of one my favorite little guys. I have managed to get photos of them, but as you say, they are darned hard to capture.
LOL ! You can feel my pain right Bob? Add poor light and I’m darned lucky any came out at all.
They have such lil wings and are so cute 🙂
You’re right Andy, they are really too cute.
Awfully cute little things.
They truly are. Thank you so much Maralee!
So wonderful … for some reason it has a calming effect on me. Soft colours, maybe. Beautiful!! 🙂
Now if you watched this little guy you’d probably go a little neurotic. LOL ! Thanks Terri.
LOL … I think that’s a great thing about photos: you can attach whatever emotion you want to that one moment that was captured. 🙂
Isn’t that the truth !! Thanks so much – you are sweet.
your clarity in these images are breathtaking.
You are so very kind Laurie. Helped to use a tripod and hope he got closer. 🙂
One of the few species of birds that make chickadees seem slow, great photos!
Isn’t that the truth ! I was lucky he stood still for a moment. Thanks Jerry!
Beautiful! Another wonder of Mother Nature.
The more I look, the more I’m amazed. Nature really is incredible.
Did his ruby crown fall off? 👑
I’m learning bird names and many of them describe them physically. I don’t see these by me. 😑
I wonder where his crown is. He may be a girl, it may have just been hidden. Believe me, in breeding season it come out like a mohawk. Really funny actually.
Hmmm… I’m wondering if these Kinglets are what I’ve been calling “flying mice”? They are so tiny, flitting from tree to tree in large numbers so quickly it’s impossible to capture them!
What a great name as they are indeed that small. It is nearly impossible to get them. Great bird to practice to get them in the frame. 🙂
I’ve never been lucky enough to be that close to the swarming mice!
LOL ! That is funny Joanne!