Golden-Crowned Kinglets

During my snowy winter wilderness prowls, I've been watching the Golden-Crowned Kinglets. At times they evade me and my binoculars by hiding in the spruce-tops and balsam fir-tops. But at other times, I'm able to get a clear focus on them. They're such tiny birds, much smaller than chickadees. They dine all day on insects and their eggs, by pecking away at the spruce and fir trees.

I have much more I plan to say about them, but I have a deadline this afternoon and must rush away now until tomorrow morning.

But do join me on a Winter Wilderness Bird Hike on Sunday, February 4. Just 15 minutes from Gore Mountain!