Bob Rinehart shared the following narrative and photos:
“The chair in the photo below is on a covered deck in the back of our house, located a short distance away from Yost Park. Late last week, for some reason, I pulled the pillow away a little and saw a large pile of small sticks and twigs. I suspected we had a visitor so I put the pillow back in place. On Sunday my suspicions were confirmed when I looked out the kitchen window and saw the prime suspect emerging from the the small opening between the pillow and the chair.”
Says Rinehart: “Amazing what these little individuals were able to produce in a short period of time. Our best guess is we have a pair of wrens who have moved in. Even though they haven’t formally ‘checked in,’ we’re delighted and hope we won’t do anything to disturb them during their stay.”
Sweet!!
Please keep us up to date on your careful surveillance. We want to read and see more of this story if it can be done without disturbing the birds.
I hope the Rineharts can photograph the birds for us to ID.
I’m (discreetly and gently) trying Bill. I get an occasional glimpse of them through the kitchen window…but, he little buggers are quick.
Your best chance at photos is after the eggs have hatched and the parents are making frequents flights to and from the nest to feed the babies. If you have the photo equipment, you can set up the camera near the nest and snap photos while hiding at another location by means of a wireless remote or cable shutter release.
Two years ago I took some great shots of a pair of Bewick’s wrens bringing insects to their young nesting in a birdhouse hanging below my back deck. The birds were so focused on their parental duties that they did not mind me as long as I stood still.