Home building in Spring………

First thing yesterday morning, before the damp mist 
cleared and the air dried out after the heavy rain, 
the loud song of a very tiny bird pierced the quietness 

of another day.

Grabbed a camera and took these through the dining room window -
the wren stayed for several minutes calling, or perhaps serenading its mate.

The Carolina wren is, as I'm sure you know by now, my 

favorite garden bird. We've had a little family making 

our front porch hanging baskets, kitchen window box, 

and garden their home for several years……………and this 

Spring they are already very busy and noisy.  

This pretty bird house was a gift from my neighbor last 

Christmas - it hangs on the front porch, BUT it's not 

where the wrens are nesting! I think a Chickadee has

already picked it out as their 'Home Sweet Home'.

Instead, once again, the pair of wrens are preparing a nest 

in the faux arrangement on the wall by the front door - here 

you can see the beginning, dried leaves already skeletonized, 

and a long twig which I wish I could have seen being carried 

and tucked into place by such a tiny bird!

We had a successful family raised here a few years 

back, hopefully this will be a repeat………meanwhile going 

in and out the front door will be a bit of a problem.