An unexpected Christmas gift was this welcome from a male Ruby-Crowned Kinglet at the Elgin Heritage Park walking trail in Surrey. Bigger than most hummingbirds but smaller than a chickadee, this sweet and hyperactive little bundle of energy was constantly flitting from branch to branch — perhaps courting my camera for birdseed. Photographed December 19.
W.H. SIM PHOTOGRAPHY 
So beautiful, love it
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he was such a sweet little bird, and so bold, too! 🙂
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Beautiful bird and fantastic shot!!
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thank you, Kim. he was an unexpected gift to see and made my day! 🙂
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Love those moments…too cool.
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I got many Christmas surprises this year … in the form of several new birds that I had never expected to capture before with my camera 🙂
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Incredible clarity to all your photography in every post. I’m gonna have to get some decent kit in the next life 🙂
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thanks, Uncle S. a good camera and good lens are necessary, but so are good skills. 😀
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Hmm, them I’m stumped on all three 😀
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it takes time to know what equipment works for you … and skills don’t develop overnight! 😀
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super!
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thank you, Alois 🙂
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Beautiful little bird, he seems to be posing for the camera!
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you’re right — he is! 🙂 he even gave me a couple of heart-melting headon looks, but this is the only shot that was clear.
in fact, all the birds (Black-Capped Chickadees, Spotted Towhees, Song Sparrows, Golden-Crowned Sparrows, Cassin’s Finches) were constantly following us (with the exceptions of the Belted Kingfisher and Bald Eagles) because feeders are hung throughout through this park, and they hadn’t been refilled for a while. so they were all doing the dance (in the hopes that we had bird seed with usl!) 😀
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Wow, what a great Christmas gift indeed! Love it! ❤
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more gifts to come in the year end posts! 🙂
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