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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Twin Falls area
05Jun2019
Lays a very large clutch of eggs— up
to 12 in a single nest...each egg
weighs only about a fiftieth of an
ounce.
to 12 in a single nest...each egg
weighs only about a fiftieth of an
ounce.
Corthylio calendula
(L 4.25" WS 6.5" Wt 0.23 oz)
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
© Geoffrey
A. Keller
A. Keller
Macaulay
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Corthylio in Latin refers to a
small wren-like bird mentioned
by Hesychius, kinglet; calendula
in Latin means glowing.
small wren-like bird mentioned
by Hesychius, kinglet; calendula
in Latin means glowing.
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
Where‘s your kingdom, little king?
Where the land you call your own,
Where your palace and your throne?
Fluttering lightly on the wing
Through the blossom-world of May,
Whither lies your royal way,
Little king?
(The Ruby-Crowned Kinglet by Henry Van Dyke)
Doing a great Firecrest imitation.
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