Six Common Birds and a Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

I saw tons of birds today- over twenty different species!

Below is a western scrub-jay.

Western Scrub-Jay

Below is an Anna's hummingbird picking bugs off of the bark of the jacaranda tree.  Hummingbirds, especially Anna's hummingbirds, seem to do this a lot.  I suppose that's how they get a lot of their protein.

Anna's Hummingbird

Below is a black phoebe sitting on the back of a plastic chair.

Black Phoebe

Below is a northern mockingbird.  It is flashing its wings to scare bugs out of the grass.  Mockingbirds do that and then they run at the bugs and pick them up.

Northern Mockingbird

Below is a yellow-rumped warbler.  This one's very plain.  It doesn't have the usual yellow chin.  It may be worn, or immature.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Below is a Bewick's wren.  They don't usually just sit out in the open, but this one did for a few minutes, so I was able to get a few good photos of it.

Bewick's Wren

Below is a ruby-crowned kinglet.  They are found in the summer in Alaska and Canada and they winter in the southern United States down into Mexico.  In a part of the middle United States, they are around all year.  They are found in areas with thicker trees, such as woods.  They are very tiny birds- a little smaller than bushtits.  They are also very active little birds, hopping and fluttering around.  It was really hard to take a photo because it was so quick.  They are greenish-yellow with black and white wing bars, a white eye-ring, and a red spot on their crown.  The photo below is the first picture I've ever taken of a ruby-crowned kinglet.  I hardly ever see them, though they are common.  Because they are so small, they can be hard to see.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet