{"id":73854,"date":"2020-09-18T06:42:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T12:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=73854"},"modified":"2025-06-06T09:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:29:16","slug":"potpourri-of-ruby-crowned-kinglet-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/09\/18\/potpourri-of-ruby-crowned-kinglet-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Potpourri Of Ruby-crowned Kinglet Photos In Fall Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Male Ruby-crowned Kinglet on an autumn morning<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

This morning I wanted to share a potpourri of Ruby-crowned Kinglet photos because I adore seeing and photographing these quick moving, charismatic little birds. I don’t get to photograph this species as often as I would like to but after taking a few poor images of one yesterday in the Wasatch Mountains when a kinglet briefly appeared in my view I recalled that I still had images of these tiny dynamos I hadn’t processed or shared yet.<\/p>\n

Why do I think Ruby-crowned Kinglets are charismatic? Just take a look at that inquisitive little face!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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All of these photos were taken on October 7, 2017 and on that morning I saw so many kinglets I had trouble keeping up with them. It was also challenging when it came to deciding which kinglet to focus on when there was more than one in my view at a time. I am sure that a few times I probably made the wrong choice yet I was still thrilled with the photos I took.<\/p>\n

These little birds move fast so it is always a joy for me when one of them perched long enough for me to take a long series of images of them and on that brisk October morning I was able to do that multiple times.<\/p>\n

Over the years I have learned that for some of the avian bird species the sit and wait approach works well after finding a location where there is reliable bird activity because there is available food, water and shelter for the birds. I actively seek out areas like the spot where I photographed these kinglets all year long because I know those locations can increase my chances for photographing birds.<\/p>\n

I don’t mind sitting and waiting for birds to show up in those locations because I am surrounded by nature and that is one of the main reasons I took up bird and nature photography in the first place. I am the most relaxed, peaceful and in tune “me” when I am surrounded by the natural world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet and the colors of fall<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

I enjoyed photographing the Ruby-crowned Kinglets that autumn morning and I hope that I have another opportunity with them again soon either at the same location or another spot where I can sit, relax and be surrounded by nature.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

*All photos were taken using my Nikon D500 with my 500mm with a 1.4x teleconverter attached at ISO 400. My shutter speeds varied between 1\/800 and 1\/1600<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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

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