{"id":59914,"date":"2019-09-01T05:47:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T11:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=59914"},"modified":"2025-06-06T06:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T11:33:59","slug":"ruby-crowned-kinglets-challenging-subjects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/09\/01\/ruby-crowned-kinglets-challenging-subjects\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby-crowned Kinglets – Challenging Subjects"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ruby-crownedRuby-crowned Kinglet peering out of a hawthorn \u2013 Nikon D500, f9, 1\/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I should be seeing more Ruby-crowned Kinglets soon up in the mountains and as they move towards lower elevations. I’ve only spotted a few of them over the summer but I haven’t spent as much time in the forests of higher mountains this summer as I would have liked to. I photographed this little kinglet last September in the Wasatch Mountains<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Ruby-crownedRuby-crowned Kinglet in golden morning light \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

A few days later I photographed this kinglet showing a little bit of his crown down at lower elevations near the Great Salt Lake in early morning light.<\/p>\n

These tiny birds can be hard to spot and harder still to point out to other people.\u00a0 Ruby-crowned Kinglets always seem to be on the move and blend into their habitat well which makes them challenging subjects to photograph.\u00a0 I love the challenge of photographing small birds though.<\/p>\n

It is supposed to be 101\u00b0F here today in the Salt Lake City area, I should be as smart as our birds in the mountains and stay up there until it cools down. I’m ready for cooler temps.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to see more of my Ruby-crowned Kinglet photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ruby-crowned Kinglets always seem to be on the move and blend into their habitat well which makes them challenging subjects to photograph.\u00a0 I love the challenge of photographing small birds 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