Tiny yellow and brown wren in Japanese Maple

MischaC

Tiny yellow and brown wren in Japanese Maple

Thanks to Mr. Hooten for identifying this bird as a Golden-Crowned Kinglet. It was approximately 3” long. Two of them were feasting in a colorful japanese maple and my patience paid off with this shot.

Taken with my Lumix FZ28 in the New York Botanical Gardens. Hand held and untouched.

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Tiny yellow and brown wren in Japanese Maple by MischaC
  • John Hooton

    John Hooton

    This is the Goldcrest. I imagine it is in captivity as it is a European/Asian species and not native to America as far as I know. You are right about the ‘Wren’ part. In earlier times it was known as the ‘Gold Crested Wren’ in Britain.

  • MischaC replied

    Thanks for the ID! These were not captives. They were flying around freely in the Garden. Maybe their parents?
    I learned a lot about patience getting this shot, but I think it was worth the extra effort!

  • John Hooton

    John Hooton

    Memorandum
    I was mystified about your ‘Goldcrest’ happily flying around New York so I have now double checked for a similar species on the Birds of North America website and have found this species, the Golden-Crowned Kinglet
    To all intents and purposes, this is still a ‘Goldcrest’ but many species in America have different names to their European counterparts, for example we call the Monarch butterfly, the ‘Milkweed’ in Britain.

    The Golden-Crowned Kinglet is widespread throughout America including the New York area, so we now have a positive identification of your candidate. You should amend your notes to correct my error.

    Well done for persevering with your patience, both with the bird and myself!

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