What kind of bird did I photograph?

Kenn and Kimberly: That’s a superb close-up of a truly tiny bird: the ruby-crowned kinglet. The name might suggest a more colorful bird, but only the male has on the top of his head a small patch of ruby red feathers, which are hidden most of the time. Look for short, thin bills on kinglets, nervous wing-flitting behavior, and the parallel white and black bars across the center of the wing. Two kinglet species are found in North America—the goldencrowned kinglet has black and white stripes on its head, while the ruby-crowned has a white ring around each eye.