In October, I don’t get too many opportunities to get bird pictures until spring. So, on a cool, sunny morning when I heard a few Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Down went the backpack and out came the camera. Thinking I would have a few minutes before the kinglets moved on, I ended up spending a couple of hours that morning taking pictures. They were busy looking for food among the balsam poplar trees, which still had their golden leaves. The rubies were joined by few Golden-crowned Kinglets, as well with a Yellow-rumped Warbler, three to four White-crowned Sparrow, one Golden-crowned Sparrow, a couple of Mountain Chickadees and late to the party but still appreciated, one Downy Woodpecker. The goal was simple that morning, to get pictures of any one of the birds among the fall leaves. It can be challenging trying to get decent pictures with the small birds moving among the leaves, but the payoff was worth it. I kept the Sun behind me and the birds in front of me as I moved back and forth, taking pictures of the bird that was visible. The sparrows were spending time on the ground among the fallen leaves, while the others moved from branch to branch looking for insect related food. The conditions were great for the type of pictures I wanted, time passed quickly as I kept busy taking pictures before the birds moved on.
