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Wednesday, April 17
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Adorable wren. Great captures too, as they tend to be rather flighty!
ReplyDeleteI think that this one was intent on browsing the anemones, Deborah
DeleteI have one (or more) of these that frequently visits my garden. They seem to particularly enjoy foraging in the flower-pots, like the one in your photos.
ReplyDeleteI think we have a pair nesting somewhere, Mark I guess it was searching for bugs.
DeleteThat looks like what we call House Wren, Troglodytes aedon. Very cute. Haven't heard one yet this spring. My son had one last summer in his bird house and gave me a bird house for a Christmas present so I could hopefully get one as well.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, on your bird ID page I see that you taught 11-year-olds; I had 12-year-olds. It wasn't just them that didn't like going outside. It was the principals (headmasters?) and other teachers as well who objected. When I wanted to teach about trees, I naturally took the classes outside, and I got scolded for it.
It is a wren,, Jane, I noticed that I haven’t included it in the ID page. I’ll have to remedy that now that I have some photos.
DeleteIt became more difficult to take the children out what with risk assessments and needing the correct ratio of adults to pupils, When I started teaching if it was a nice day I’d just decide on a walk with 30- 40 children and just me.
I did take my class away for a five day visit though where we would abseil, pot hole and generally explore nature.
If you thought wrens were flighty we had a goldcrest in the garden today and even with camera at the ready I wasnt quick enough to get a shot, still lovely to see our smallest bird pay us a visit
ReplyDeleteI’d love to see and try to photograph a goldcrest, David. Does it visit often?
DeleteThese pictures are absolutely wonderful.xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dina
DeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteIt really was, Margaret.
DeleteBeautiful markings, I've never seen one up close like this. I had a wren singing in the tree branches a few weeks ago but saw it only once. Since then the garden has been populated with house sparrows, starlings, blue tits and a wood pigeon. No sightings of the robins either, although I've been turning the soil over.
ReplyDeleteThis was the longest one has stayed for me to take photos, Caro but we often get one on the greenhouse,
DeleteAwwww how sweet. I always think that spring is really here when I first hear the House Wrens claiming his territory. He just returned this week. Our house wren looks just like this one. Troglodytes aedon is the scientific name. Is this the same as your wren. I can rarely get close enough to get good photos. He is very skeptical of us humans even tho he nests in our garden year after year.
ReplyDeleteThey have a beautiful song don't they Lisa? Such a strong voice for such a tiny bird.
DeleteI have been investigating and I believe your wren is what we call 'Winter Wren', Troglodytes hiemalis. The Winter Wren is a bit smaller than our House Wren. They both have a big voice for sure. Winter wrens nest further North from where we live. They do winter in our area though.
DeleteThe Latin name for our wren is Troglodytes troglodytes and it is about 10cm long including it’s tail, Lisa. We only have the one type of wren and it is a resident bird.
DeleteCute little thing, it seems to be very curious.
ReplyDeleteI think it was searching for bugs, Michelle.
DeleteSuch z beauty :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter !!
Thanks Ela, you too
DeleteHow adorable. Great photos Sue
ReplyDeleteThanks Julieanne
DeleteLovely photos, Sue. I have not yet seen wrens here, I think it's early for them. But a lot of titmice are here, singing on an apple tree.
ReplyDeleteThe birdsong is lovely isn’t it< Nadezda?
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Sue. I hope that lovely little wren found something delicious to nibble amongst the flowers. I was sad to read recently that there are fewer wrens about this year apparently down to' The Beast From The East'.
ReplyDeleteI hope it visits the roses and makes a meal of the aphids, Anna
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