{"id":152634,"date":"2015-03-15T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=948c1e5204fc18d05b009947d047823c"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:53:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:53:37","slug":"ruby-crowned-kinglet-at-secret-lake-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/ruby-crowned-kinglet-at-secret-lake-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Secret Lake Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I went to Secret Lake Park on my way into work. It&#8217;s a pretty little park, and I&#8217;ve not found a whole lot of wonderful things there.<\/p>\n<p>But it just seems like it&#8217;s the kind of place that should turn up something good from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>So I walked around the park a little, and I heard the familiar chatter of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.<\/p>\n<p>These are beautiful birds, and I find them tough to photograph &#8211; small and active, they never seem to want to sit still for a photo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 590px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-K58QpWq\/0\/L\/_MG_4942-L.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-K58QpWq\/0\/L\/_MG_4942-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-K58QpWq\/0\/L\/_MG_4942-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-K58QpWq\/0\/L\/_MG_4942-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-K58QpWq\/0\/L\/_MG_4942-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-K58QpWq\/0\/L\/_MG_4942-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-K58QpWq\/0\/L\/_MG_4942-L.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 590px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-kL9SfKn\/0\/L\/_MG_4945-L.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, this one was flitting around the edges of a tree, and just happened to pop into a couple places that made for some of my better photos of the species. They are going to start leaving us pretty soon, and I&#8217;ve taken no good photos of them this winter, so it was nice of this individual to cooperate with me a little.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 590px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-w9Mg9xG\/0\/L\/_MG_4972-L.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-6-center'><span class='maxbutton-6-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-6 maxbutton maxbutton-subscribe-to-our-free-newsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/subscribe\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span class='mb-text'>Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I went to Secret Lake Park on my way into work. It&#8217;s a pretty little park, and I&#8217;ve not found a whole lot of wonderful things there. But it just seems like it&#8217;s the kind of place that should turn up something good from time to time. So I walked around the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":2195948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/scottsimmons.smugmug.com\/DailyShoots\/2015\/03-04\/i-K58QpWq\/0\/L\/_MG_4942-L.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6984,5],"tags":[2988,2465],"class_list":["post-152634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-wildlife","tag-ruby-crowned-kinglet","tag-scott-simmons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2195948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}