Hello TN-birders from the Charlotte Park section of West Nashville just a few blocks east of the Cleece's Ferry landing on the Cumberland River. For almost three weeks, a house wren has been "sitting" on a nest in a gourd which is hanging on a carport post underneath my deck. This seems like a long time for her to be on eggs. Her "man" sings to her all day long. Just a moment ago, I saw a squirrel run across the deck rail using a rather strange gait which seems to involve shaking his behind with ever jump. After a couple of leaps, BOTH house wrens came into view "riding his tail" and fiercely pecking at him! Needless to say, I fear the squirrel may have raided the nest, and I somewhat dread going down to the car to leave to do errands. I will say, however, that this demonstration showed me that mockingbirds have nothing over this pair of house wrens in their ferocity towards other critters that intrude upon their territory. Cheers & prayers, Dee Thompson Nashville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================