Bird Watching: There's No Place Like Home, 0 by SilverTigris

SilverTigris wrote:
Thank you Pelletory

Resin,

I believe you're right, I had looked at the Carolina Wren, but it didn't seem to fit at first due to the white spots that you can see when he's all fluffed out sleeping. My husband and I have both tried to get better pictures of his back so that we could better determine his species, but the little bugger is extremely quick. By the time our camera got done going through it's auto focus routine (a feature we are not able to turn off) he'd already flown off to a new spot to sit, watch, and more than likely laugh like mad at us for even trying to get a decent picture of him.. lol However, going back through the pictures you're right in that he doesn't have the small pattern area on the back that the Marsh Wrens have and his beak is too long. I can say this is the first time I've seen Carolina Wrens where I live on the Coast Of Central Florida, and I would expect to see a Marsh Wren before a Carolina Wren due to my living practically in the Marsh next to the St. Johns River 10 mins from the southern enterance to the Kennedy Space Center.



Either way, the little buggers are interesting to watch and now we have 2 of them roosting off the back porch I don't know if one of them is the same one from the front entryway or not but if it is he/she has found themselves a mate and are happily roosting off our back porch now. Of course, in the mornings one of the loves to sit on the window ledge next to the front door in the mornings to eat the mosquitos that are still buzzing around from the night before. Here's a couple of pictures of the 2 that are sleeping in the electrical box next to the back porch door:



This message was edited Oct 10, 2009 3:03 AM