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 ...