Ruby-crowned kinglet

Ruby-crowned kinglet at the water feature.
Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Sept 4, 2021.





Lots of activity the last few days, warblers, jays, goldfinches, doves and woodpeckers s well as both species of nuthatch.
Corthylio calendula
The Ruby-crowned Kinglet is a tiny bird that lays a very large clutch of eggs—there can be up to 12 in a single nest. Although the eggs themselves weigh only about a fiftieth of an ounce, an entire clutch can weigh as much as the female herself.
source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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