It’s rare to spot the tiny Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) out in the open, but this one was most obliging long enough to get a shot or two. They usually prefer damp, shady areas, underneath logs and the like. Note the long bill and what seem like largish toes, the better for poking and scratching in the leaf litter, duff, and other nooks and crannies. Like all our wrens, they pack a lot a voice per half ounce, but this one was silent as the tombs surrounding us in Green-Wood.
Troglodytes
4 responses to “Troglodytes”
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Wrens are some of my favorite birds. Nice shot
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Wonderful capture, such sweet birds, well done !
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I almost stepped on one once in Prospect Park. It was under the fallen leaves in the gutter of the road.
On a happier note, I once had one land on my chest – it stayed there until I moved.-
! That must be a blessing in some system.
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