Geotripper's California Birds

Want a challenge? Try to photograph a Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( Regulus calendula ). They are brazen little birds, willing to get right in your...

Every so often I have to post some pictures of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( Regulus calendula ), mostly out of a sense of accomplishment for h...

I look back on my half-dozen posts showing the Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( Regulus calendula ), and in practically all of them I complain abou...

Sometimes you just forget. One of the joys of digital photography (after 18 years it still feels new and innovative; yes, I'm old) is...

Little birds are hard to photograph. It's just that simple. It seems the smaller they are the more active they are (think hummingbird...

When I say "elusive", I don't mean rare. I see Ruby-crowned Kinglets ( Regulus calendula ) quite often when I hike the Tuolu...

Ruby-crowned Kinglets ( Regulus calendula ) are common enough birds no doubt, but for this amateur birder, they are pretty rare. I depend ...

Work slowed a bit on the Tuolumne River Parkway Trail in Waterford a bit last week, and for a fairly good reason. It was pouring rain! We ...

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge was an interesting little discovery this last week, but one of the things I've discovered is that...