Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
 (L 4.25" WS 6.5" Wt 0.23 Oz)
Tiny bird but with a fair-
ly loud warble...male
rarely shows red crown.
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)
Webb Road
Watsonville, CA
18Dec2009
Salton Sea/Imperial
Valley area, CA
06Jan2014