Thursday, April 14, 2011

Bewick's Wren


Latin name:  Thryomanes bewickii
Spanish common name:  Saltapared Bewick

What a ruckus these little guys can make.  They start singing early in the morning and either sing or scold one another all day long. 
Difficult to photograph?  I'd say they get a score of about 12 in a range of 1-10.  They NEVER sit still and flit from one perch to the next before you realize they've moved.

It's hard to tell just how many of these birds we have., but there must be at least a dozen that make their home in the arroyo below our garden.

One of the most entertaining of their antics is their ability to climb up walls and walk across the ceiling upside down. 
They are quite acrobatic!

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