Golden Crowned Kinglet

For such an unwilling subject, this is just about perfect. The only downer I see is the shadow across the body. Very good!

Very nice. If he had turned his head just a bit to catch the light a little better it would have been about perfect. How long did he sit for this capture?

Nice and sharp on the bird - whites and yellows are a little hot but good composition.

Thanks for the comments everyone.
Charlie, Here in the Portland OR/SW Washington area, we are just getting the golden crown kinglets back. They migrate a bit farther north normally for summer breeding. We usually have the ruby crowned around year round. The golden crowned are same size as the ruby but unlike the ruby, the golden crown males crown is always visible to a degree,at least from what I have seen. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Like the ruby's the goldens are little dynamo's, a ball of nervous energy that rarely spends more then a few seconds on a branch and are usually hidden in branch clutter. The difficulty is getting them in the viewfinder and the auto focus to pick them before they move to the next branch. Try often enough and with patience we all get lucky and find one out in the open and long enough for a few shots.

Craig

Congrats on getting this guy out in the open Craig. Very nice pose. I do see a bit of motion blur in the larger post. I can understand why, these guys never stop.

I like the fall setting here Craig. The yellows look a bit hot to me.