Friday Creature

I had a minor disaster yesterday and lost most of the bird pictures I've taken in the past week, so here's one pulled from last week's leftovers: the chickadee. I see a lot of these at my window, though they're hard to photograph because they flit about so much. Another bird that has been even more elusive for my camera is the kinglet, which I see occasionally but I haven't been able to get a decent shot of one yet. Their movements are almost hummingbird-like and they're even smaller than the chickadee. I've spotted the little red splotch on the cap of one or two of the birds that have come by, but it's almost as if they can turn the red on and off. I haven't seen one in the past few days, but I hope I'll have more opportunities to watch them before they head back north in the spring.

update: Yay! The kinglet is back! After being away for a while, he/she/they reappeared this afternoon while I was on the phone with my mother (who, as it happens, is a long-time birder).