{"id":69719,"date":"2020-05-11T05:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T11:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=69719"},"modified":"2025-06-06T08:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:09:43","slug":"ruby-crowned-kinglet-perched-near-a-seep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/05\/11\/ruby-crowned-kinglet-perched-near-a-seep\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby-crowned Kinglet Perched Near A Seep"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ruby-crownedRuby-crowned Kinglet perched in front of a dark background – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 500, -1.0 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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This time of the year Ruby-crowned Kinglets are on the move and I find them foraging in shrubs, bushes and trees but I don’t often get decent images of them because they move so quickly.<\/p>\n

Just about the time I can get focused on them, they fly off to another location. That makes this species a touch frustrating to photograph but I enjoy the challenge and I love seeing these tiny dynamos whether I get photos of them or not.<\/p>\n

There are times I hear the calls<\/span><\/a> of Ruby-crowned Kinglets before I see them and that helps me to locate these small, elusive birds. I rarely hear their songs<\/span><\/a> but that might be because in some of the places where I photograph this species they are just moving through instead of being of areas where they actually breed and nest.<\/p>\n

Ruby-crowned Kinglets do breed in the mountainous areas of Utah though and I’d be elated to find a nesting pair to observe and photograph.<\/p>\n

I photographed this Ruby-crowned Kinglet in May of 2018 in Box Elder County, Utah in an area with a freshwater seep at the base of a mountain range that attracts all kinds of migrating birds.<\/p>\n

The kinglet was perched on a curved branch over the seep and the shadows under the shrubs behind the seep are what created the dark background. The kinglet stayed long enough for me to take about a dozen photos of it before it flew off.<\/p>\n

I haven’t had any real opportunities with Ruby-crowned Kinglets so far this season but when I get out into the field I am always listening for their calls and searching for them. I know that I have to be alert, paying attention and fast when it comes to photographing Ruby-crowned Kinglets or they will make the statement “she\/he who hesitates is lost” a reality.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my Ruby-crowned Kinglet photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

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I know that I have to be alert, paying attention and fast when it comes to photographing Ruby-crowned Kinglets or they will make the statement “she\/he who hesitates is lost” a reality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,1148,6137,26],"tags":[4004,4897,6139,9869,4098,6153,6146,4104,6138,7474,165],"class_list":["post-69719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-ruby-crowned-kinglets","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-branch","tag-corthylio-calendula","tag-dark-background","tag-desert","tag-kinglet","tag-kinglets","tag-perched","tag-ruby-crowned-kinglet","tag-seep","tag-spring"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t