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\"AdultAdult male Ruby-crowned Kinglet showing his crown \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the American Ornithological Society\u2019s North and Middle American Classification Committee<\/span><\/a> the genus for the Ruby-crowned Kinglet may change from Regulus<\/em> to the resurrected Corthylio<\/em> later this year. Or maybe it won’t. At this point I can’t be sure.<\/p>\n

Will the differences in their mtDNA, feet, and vocalizations be enough to assign these kinglets to a new genus? We will find out later in 2021.<\/p>\n

What I do know for sure is that I adore seeing, hearing<\/span><\/a>, and photographing Ruby-crowned Kinglets anytime I am blessed to have one in my viewfinder. These flitty, tiny birds are a challenge to take images of because they move so fast and hardly ever stay still. When I see Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the mountains, forests, and thickets in northern Utah there are times that I don’t have a chance to raise my lens before they disappear.<\/p>\n

When I photographed this male Ruby-crowned Kinglet a few years ago he was foraging in a sumac close to the edge of road in Box Elder County. These itty-bitty birds always<\/em> make me smile whether I take photos of them or not.<\/p>\n

It won’t matter to me or most of you if Ruby-crowned Kinglets are assigned a genus of their own but I do try to stay aware of the changes the AOS makes.\u00a0 It is simply a small part of loving birds and being passionate about them.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I photographed this male Ruby-crowned Kinglet a few years ago he was foraging in a sumac close to the edge of road in Box Elder 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