On 5/20/2020 5:00 PM, Snag wrote:
On 5/20/2020 3:15 PM, jmcquown wrote:
A Carolina Wren atop the shepherd's hook. Singing his fool head off
during a light rainfall this morning. :)
https://i.postimg.cc/8cBWwDn2/carolinawren.jpg
Jill
Cheeky little buggers ain't they ! Did you know that the male builds
the nest , and the female approves of his work ? Or not ... he may have
to build 2 or 3 or more before she accepts one . I was unable to use my
table saw one summer (didn't really need it anyway ...) because a pair
had a nest in it .
They're very noisy when they sing. :) Yes, I did know the female is
picky and the guy does most of the work.
When I lived in west TN a pair built a nest in a grapevine wreath I had
hanging on the front door. It was a glass paned door so I could see the
birds in the nest from the inside. I took to exiting by the back door
so as not to disturb them.
Where I live now there are "message boxes" underneath the individual
mailboxes. For flyers and such. The Carolina wrens find them the
perfect place to built a nest. They stuff them with Spanish moss and
leaves and whatever fluff they find. You never know where you might
find a nest. :)
Jill
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