One of our smallest and most hyper little birds, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet is among the first wave of species to return to our area. They rarely sit still for more than 5 seconds. Although they are tiny and hard to get focused in the binoculars, their actions and size can give away their identity even from a great distance. I saw this one in a tree that was quite far away and knew that it was indeed a Kinglet before I went and got the binoculars. It is the more common of our two Kinglets and we see a couple in our yard each year, both in the Spring and the Fall. The red crown on their head is not always visible. As with many of the "crowned" birds, the Kinglet will "puff up" the feathers on top of its head when it is angry and reveal the red crown.
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