*Ok, Sorry about the early sending of the two previous messages .... man my
computer has a very sensitive send button tonight.... i will try again to
finish my story!*
Today, while birding our place, I invested at least 30 minutes in watching
a small flock of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS working directly overhead among
the branches of Douglas Fir trees. Watching Kinglets working high in the
branches of conifers is not usually one's favorite time spent birding.
But personally, I prefer it to, say, watching gulls.
I quietly just blended in, braced against a tree trunk, and just watched
and listened. Of course, there was the frustration of waiting for a good
glimpse, but what an attractive little bird, when you do get a good look.
After a bit, I started seeing the other species quietly hanging in the
canopy. A few VARIED THRUSHES very quietly moved through the branches.
A BROWN CREEPER appeared and started working the tree trunks very near by.
CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES were also quietly working in the flock. But
what really caught my attention was some RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS. Something
spooked the entire mixed flock as all went very silent. But one
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet stopped and sat motionless on a twig about 15' away.
I watched it for about 5 minutes through my 8x42 Rangers. It was a treat
to have it sit so still for so long. I could observe every detail ... the
very fine bill, the bright but broken eye-ring, the single prominent wing
bar, etc.
It was a nice experience just to stop and watch behavior of these little
guys.
Roger Freeman
Silverton Oregon
On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 8:56 PM, roger freeman <carrotguy55@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Today, while birding our place, I invested at least 30 minutes in watching
a small flock of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS working directly overhead amongst
the branches of Douglas Fir trees. Watching Kinglets working high in the
branches of conifers is not ususally one's favorite time spent birding.
But personally, I prefer it to, say, watching gulls.
I quietly just blended in, braced against a tree trunk, and just watched
and listened. Of course, there was the frustration of waiting for a good
glimpse, but what an attractive little bird, when you do get a good look.
After a bit, I started catching the other species quietly hanging in the
canopy. A few VARIED THRUSHES very quietly moved through the branches.
A BROWN CREEPER appeared and started working the tree trunks very close by.
CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES were also quietly working in the flock. But
what really caught my attention was some RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS
On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 8:55 PM, roger freeman <carrotguy55@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Today, while birding our place, I invested at least 30 minutes in
watching a small flock of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS working directly overhead
amongst the branches of Douglas Fir trees. Watching Kinglets working high
in the branches of conifers is not ususally one's favorite time spent
birding. But personally, I prefer it to, say, watching gulls.
I quietly just blended in, braced against a tree trunk, and just watched
and listened. Of course, there was the frustration of waiting for a good
glimpse, but what an attractive little bird, when you do get a good look.
After a bit, I started catching the other species quietly hanging in the
canopy. A few VARIED THRUSHES very quietly moved through the branches.
A BROWN CREEPER appeared and started working the tree trunks very close by.
CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES
