Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

This young guy hung out with me during a downpour this afternoon. I had seen him land on the swing a few times this week but he never stuck around long enough for me to get a shot. Today he took shelter from the torrential rain and proceeded to clean my front porch of any bugs he could find. It was quite comical watching him inspect every nook and cranny along the floor and roof rafters. He came out of several spots with cobwebs clinging to his head. I took this shot after he made a quick dash to my shed and back, which game me an opportunity to set up the camera right against the window. He shook the rain from his feathers and then sat there singing for a while. Wikipedia says these birds are noted for their loud calls, and I believe them. It was amazing to hear such ear-splitting volume come out of something this small. We hear them all the time in the woods but, until today, I never knew what kind of bird was making all that racket.

Whatbird.com has a pretty good audio clip of the calls for anyone interested. I just discovered that site and it made identifying this bird pretty easy, even for me.

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

This young guy hung out with me during a downpour this afternoon. I had seen him land on the swing a few times this week but he never stuck around long enough for me to get a shot. Today he took shelter from the torrential rain and proceeded to clean my front porch of any bugs he could find. It was quite comical watching him inspect every nook and cranny along the floor and roof rafters. He came out of several spots with cobwebs clinging to his head. I took this shot after he made a quick dash to my shed and back, which game me an opportunity to set up the camera right against the window. He shook the rain from his feathers and then sat there singing for a while. Wikipedia says these birds are noted for their loud calls, and I believe them. It was amazing to hear such ear-splitting volume come out of something this small. We hear them all the time in the woods but, until today, I never knew what kind of bird was making all that racket.

Whatbird.com has a pretty good audio clip of the calls for anyone interested. I just discovered that site and it made identifying this bird pretty easy, even for me.