Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Dr. Dude Photography

Ruby-crowned Kinglet puffed up and perched on a small branch and looking up so the ruby crown is visible. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, December 17, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/640 sec.*

This page is for the Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula). My first photographic evidence of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet was on December 28, 2021 at Cleburne State Park, Cleburne, TX. This is also the best photograph that I have taken to date. These guys are extremely cute I am always happy when I am able to see one, and even happier if I can get a half-way decent photograph. They like to hang around areas that like to mess with the camera’s autofocus, and they usually don’t sit still long enough for me to switch to manual focus.

The following photographs are the best representative images from different dates and locations than my species representative example.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on a branch among several other smaller branches. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Cross Timbers Trail footbridge, Fort Worth, TX; January 2, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens*; 483 mm; ISO-1000; f/6.3; 1/1000 sec.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet hiding on the ground under a bush. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Dead End Trail, Fort Worth, TX, January 15, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-6*400; f/6.3; 1/3200 *sec.*

Ruby-crowned Kinglet on the ground among oak leaves near a fallen tree branch. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Dead End Trail, Fort Worth, TX, February 6, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5Ds R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-3*200; f/7.1; 1/1000 sec.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on a branch. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Greer Island, Fort Worth, TX, February 27, 2022**
*Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 483 mm; ISO-2000; f/6.3; 1/1600 sec.*

Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on a branch surrounded a large limb and tree trunk.. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Bob Jones Nature Center, Southlake, TX, March 5, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 552 mm; ISO-25*00; f/6.3; 1/1250 *sec.*

Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on a branch near the center of the tree. A few other small branches are closer to the camera and partially blocking the view of the bird. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, January 3, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 661 mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/500 sec.*

Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on a small branch with new leave buds. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Bill Jarvis Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Chicago, IL April 12, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/10; 1/1250 sec.*

Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on a small branch deep in a bush. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Coyner Springs Park, Waynesboro, VA October 26, 2003**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700mm; ISO-6400; f/11; 1/800 sec.*

Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on a small branch of the far side of a small tree. — **Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Burrage Pond WMA, Halifax, MA, January 12, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/1000 sec.*