Hello everyone. I just thought I would share some news. On June 9th I posted an email about having a nest of Carolina Wrens in one of my geranium hanging baskets. And a lot of you were nice enough to send me advice about watering the plant. I followed that advice, and was hugely rewarded. All 4 little wrens hatched successfully, but we were on vacation for the big event. We had our house sitter water the hanging basket, gently around the nest. Good thing as the weather got hotter and hotter here in Nashville. When we returned from vacation, on June 29th, sure enough there were 4 little wrenlets in the nest. We could see all the activity as the parents fed them right outside our window. Then on July 2nd I got the bright idea to set up a video camera inside the house, but zoomed in on the nest. It was a perfect angle and the view was incredible. We recorded the parents every move and the baby wrens fast development for the next couple days. We had it showing on the big screen TV, and were amazed at the total devotion and care both parent wrens gave their babies. We watched as they fed them all over and over, and removed fecal sacs and kept the nest spotless. And on July 4th, Independence Day, we watched as each little wren jumped out of the nest! We recorded this too, and it was really such a wonderful experience. I went outside with the camera when they were all on the ground, and followed in the distance as they all were encouraged by both Mom and Dad wren to hop to the safety of the woods. All 4 little wrens made it, and I am sure have been well taken care of, learning to fly and catch food for themselves. Several have since returned near the feeder area. This was great to be a part of their lives. It was so "up close and personal". If anyone is interested, I will send photos of the wrens and their fledglings. We never bored of watching their every move. Marian Delaplane Nashville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________