Finally a Ruby-crowned Kinglet showed up in my backyard. It visits here from winter to spring. It is a little grayish green bird with the white ring around the large eyes. A male has a ruby-colored crown which is hidden and comes out once in a while.
Its tiny body was flitting around the dormant rose bushes to find bugs to eat. It moves quicker and is smaller than a chickadee.
In the deep winter when all the bugs are gone, it also likes to eat the suet at a feeder.
It sure looks as if a little bird king has a pretty crown.
