marsh wren

Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris subsp. thryophilus) Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Shoveler pond, sea level.

Wren on a cattail

Singing away.

On reeds

Quite rare and very localised here in Nova Scotia, and most of the time skulking in the reeds, so I was lucky to get this shot.

I hear marsh wrens just about everywhere I hike around here. For the most part, I can't get close enough to see them as the marshes go on for acres and humans are limited to paths on the margins, but there's one canal with a path alongside for just a block and a dryish patch at the base of the...

Disclaimer: I have no connection with Sigma whatsoever, it just happen that I got this lens, lol.

No firsts this weekend, but quite a few shots that are improvements on what I've had of these species before. For instance, today in the marshes at Coyote Hills I was hearing marsh wrens every which way, and finally got a few shots of one. This one is an example of that age-old truism - the best...

When you hold a flyway festival and open up trails only rarely used, lots of people arrive and the birds take off. Oh well. I saw some trails I'll go back for on days with fewer people around. And although I heard some grumbling from others about few birds, I actually got several firsts. For...

The wren did not stop to pose for more than a second at a time. Luckily, the first move he made was further up on a reed closer to the path. And luckier still, he stopped there just long enough for me to refocus and fire off one more shot.

Sorry about the blurred-out straw making his head hazy, but I do love the pose.

Fz28+TCON17. Michigan, October 2010

Out at Wawanosh located in Sarnia, ON I watched and followed this female marsh wren gather bits for her nest which must have been close by; but I never saw it.

only 8 pm here, but feel very tired for no reason. Will got a hot bath and retire to bed, see you all tomorrow.