I took a few more photos of the wrens yesterday afternoon, actually sitting out
on the porch just a few feet from them. The parents were coming and going and
didn't seem to mind me there as long as I didn't move.........or breathe!
My arms were aching holding the camera at the ready and I was stifling my
cough, so I didn't stay long. I really think they will be fledging any day now
as they seem anxious to come way out of the entry hole when the parents arrive
with a tasty morsels.
House wrens love insects and rarely eat seeds at the feeders - these babies
are scoffing down grasshoppers, spiders, moths in wild abandon. . . . . .
. . . . . . . and, although I'd only seen two the past day, I did catch three in
the photo below. There could be even more as the first brood in May had
five - I was able to count them as they flew out of the nest box.
I'll be watching today as it's very warm, dry and sunny, perfect conditions
for a first flight.
Those poor parents must be exhausted by now and need a vacation trip after
raising so many babies!
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