Friday, December 7, 2007

A New Visitor

A pair of these charming little birds arrived this week. I recognized them as wrens, but couldn't get past that. Looking in the books I knew they were not house or winter wrens so I was puzzled. I was fortunate to have worked with an avid birder and sent him some pictures. He has identified them as Carolina wrens. They have a very cute little song and are lovely to see. The yard is very busy with birds and squirrels. A hawk comes by occasionally hoping to nab a snack! Tux, the cat, loves to sit on the deck and watch the action. I do believe he tries to be more interactive at times but I haven't seen a catch to this point. Mind you, he tries not to let me see as I have interferred with chipmunk captures in the past.

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