Ladies and gentlemen
please welcome to the stage the smallest bird of Europe: the Goldcrest (Regulus regulus).
This very special encounter took place a few weeks ago and I must say, it was awesome.
Three facts about Goldcrest:
* 9 cm in length
* 15 cm wingspan
* 6 g weight (Twenty pence coin weights 5.0 g, one loonie coin weights 6.27 g and Two-cent piece (United States) weights 6.22 g)
An amazing bird!
Cornell's photos and words 
They are delightful little birds if you have eyes sharp enough to spot them.
Sharp eyes and good ears.
They are very energetic and they sing almost all the time.
Your gold crest looks very much like our golden-crownedkinglets. If they are anything like their North American cousins, they are also very quick and difficult to photograph. Well done!
Golden-crownedkinglets are very similar to our ones.
Indeed, they are so speedy.
Catching sight of them must be difficult, that is really small.
It was difficult because they are so energetic and so little.
That is small and must be quite difficult to photograph.
Small + full of energy = a test for your patience. 🙂
Beautiful little bird! I know how hard they are to see, so well done for getting these photos!
They usually stay somewhere up in trees, but sometimes, if they are in a not so tall tree, you have a chance to take some photos. This was my case.
Congratulations on a great sighting, well done, Cornel!
Thank you.
Great shots Cornel. After years of trying I got my first ever good shots of goldcrest recently – they’re incredibly difficult to see and to photograph as they’re so tiny and they never stay still for more than a second or two.
Thank you.
Indeed, they are incredibly difficult to see and to photograph. 🙂