On this morning's walk at Shoal Creek, I saw two tiny, flitty olive-colored birds with bright patches of red on the back of their heads, like someone had touched them with a paint-covered finger. Turns out that they were ruby-crowned kinglets, and that the red is only apparent when the males are excited. I'm not sure what had them worked up (territory?), but it brightened up my morning.
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Hi Amy,
I had one of these ruby-crowned kinglets in my yard about this same time. I'd never seen one before. I was inside and it landed on the windowsill. It was absolutely adorable! I love that you've captured it here forever ;)
Yeah, I would have totally missed these little guys if it weren't for the red patch. So cool that you saw one on your windowsill!
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