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marble falls

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18. We have a pair every year at least in our porch nests. They work hard feeding the brood ...
Sun May 24, 2020, 09:03 AM
May 2020

and then one day in late May - early June - shove the babies out and off they go together.

I've only seen it twice - in fifteen minutes or less - they're gone. Its worth the three or so weeks they'll be there - the wrens (here at least) stay year round and they eat a ton of bugs.

They aren't afraid of us, if we're sitting they come around us. If we're standing or walking around, they'll station in the Oak and yell at us. They know the cat can't get to them and they ignore the heck out of him.

Awwww, great story and pictures! MuseRider May 2020 #1
Yes! Clean sheets at last!!! flamin lib May 2020 #4
Hooray! MuseRider May 2020 #6
We are fortunate enough to have 3 different families of wrens Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #2
Parent birds to teach the fledglings to find food. flamin lib May 2020 #7
What a great story, my dear flamin lib! And with photos too! CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #3
If you notice the timeline it only takes 24 hours to build a nest flamin lib May 2020 #5
Ah, I missed that! Thanks for filling me in. They ARE efficient! n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #9
Listening to birdsongs as you fold your clean laundry - can't ask for more than that! Talitha May 2020 #8
Birdsong begins in earnest at 5:30 AM. flamin lib May 2020 #10
Beautiful story. Great photos. I love birds. Thanks for sharing this, flamin lib. ❤nt littlemissmartypants May 2020 #11
Pls update with photos, eggs and chicks 3Hotdogs May 2020 #12
I'll do that. It's hard to avoid seeing them progress as the nest is about 10 flamin lib May 2020 #13
Oops, I lied about the distance from my bed. flamin lib May 2020 #15
Much needed antidote to all the doom and gloom...and congrats on the washer, dryer! Karadeniz May 2020 #14
We have wrens nesting in a decorative twig 'wreath' hanging beside out front door ... eppur_se_muova May 2020 #16
Return to Nature. Every time! Glad for my time! czarjak May 2020 #17
We have a pair every year at least in our porch nests. They work hard feeding the brood ... marble falls May 2020 #18
I LOVE a happy ending! Thanks for sharing! n/t TygrBright May 2020 #19
They are so quick to build a nest HAB911 May 2020 #20
Carolina Wrens are one of the things I love... StClone May 2020 #21
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