Maybe it's because I haven't seen many, but I'm just happy to be able to say that this is a warbler. (Sure hope I'm right.) This little one was flitting all over our flowering crab yesterday, making it hard to get a decent pic. (I see I'm not the only one with this problem.) Out of 17 shots these were the only two decent ones - after considerable cropping. Can anyone help with more of an ID?
Second pic. It would have to be something that passes through Iowa on migration. I'd take a stab at it, but I'm afraid of looking ridiculous.
That's a Ruby-crowned Kinglet! One of my favs! and also super fast. Congrats on getting such good pics!
It looks like a type of Kinglet to me. Maybe a Ruby-crowned. That is my first impression, but I am still fairly new at IDing. I just wanted to give it a whirl as I live in Iowa, as well.
Elphaba, I was working on this while you posted. I was double checking different photos on the web verifying my thoughts. That just made my day seeing I was able to figure it out. :)
This message was edited Oct 12, 2011 3:43 PM
Ditto to Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Resin
Thanks, all. Especially nice to hear from a fellow Iowan. But dang! It isn't a warbler after all? I do need more practice. Are the rufous feathers present at another time of year, or only adult males?
Only adult males have the red crown, and even on those, it is usually only visible when it is displaying, most of the time it is hidden in the other head feathers
Resin
