[va-richmond-general] Re: Tidbits - the wrens are here now
From: "IE Ries" <featherchaser@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 11:44:02 -0400
Hi Kristi,
That's a great idea! I'll leave the nest they created in the bird shelter
and maybe they will roost in it. It's a really lovely little creation, looks
cozy. And I know what you mean about them being up and foraging; the other day
one was up at 5:30AM on the ground, trilling. I was up and went to the window
to watch. Carolina Wren triumphantly snatching what looked like a catepillar
from the ground and then disappeared into a leafy oak branch, presumably to
enjoy breakfast!
Irene
----- Original Message -----
From: botnizn@xxxxxxx
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:22 AM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Tidbits - the wrens are here now
Irene,
My wren family sleeps on the shelves above my porch columns after they've
left the nest. Today I'll put their "nest" back up which they roost in
throughout the winter--a mossy planter linter filled with spanish moss. they
make their own tunnel. As long as I don't open the front door when they're
settling down for the night (pre-dusk) they don't mind being so close to us.
Last winter they were out of the nest for the day just after dawn each morning
--no matter how uncivilly cold it was.
Kristi
