This songster will sing from dusk to dawn. You’ll know he has arrived when you begin hearing him sing from his perches. The male usually has three prominent perches from which he defends his territory of 1/2 – 3/4 acres.Įasily attracted to a birdhouse, the male arrives first, in early Spring and begins to establish his territory. If you spend any time at all watching these birds, you’ll easily know the extent of its territory. For the most part they have no prominent field marks. The song of the young isn’t as sure sounding as the adult males either. The females and juveniles look the same as the adult male although recent fleglings are noticeably smaller. Notice the faint or missing eye stripe that is common in other wrens. The upperparts are unstreaked and grayish brown, the underparts are grayish white. Measuring 5 inches long with a plump body and a short tail. Unlike many other birds, House Wrens do not have brightly colored feathers or markings. These tireless little birds are in constant search for insects which can be a real asset to the backyard gardener. Their nesting and feeding habits are easily observed as they tend to be somewhat tolerant of humans. Attracting them to your yard can be as easy as adding a bird house.Įven if no bird house is offered, these birds are likely to find somewhere or something to nest in even if no man-made housing is available. The House Wren is probably the most abundant of the Wren species. To print a copy of the Watercolor Valentine Heart’s click HERE.
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To see how to make the Valentine Bunting click HERE. Maybe that’s my sign that spring is near?ĭo you do any decorating for Valentine’s Day at your place? We’ve never had them, and certainly not this early in the year. For some reason we have ground moles already pushing the earth up into mounds around our yard. I’ve noticed them singing and adding new sticks to the already formed nests inside the birdhouses. I was hoping that was a good sign or are wrens an early nesting bird? I have hopes that spring will be early this year, even though I know the ground hog saw his shadow, because I have wrens nesting already. It’s a great place to catch a nap, the swing makes into a bed and it’s so peaceful just listening to the birds. I use our porch everyday when the weather is nice. The sunshine can be deceiving, it looks warm outside but it’s NOT. I’m reading a book series, The Bregdan Chronicles by Ginny Dye, my Mom gave me while in Florida and all I want to do is sit on the porch swing and read the afternoons away. I’m beginning to wonder why we didn’t make our Florida Vacation a little, lot longer. It happened to be 60 degrees the day I added everything to the porch, but since then we’ve had snow, freezing rain, and blistering cold weather.
The tablecloth had enough material to make 3 pillow covers and with the last scrap piece I tied a bow around the rustic deers neck. I stumbled upon the plaid tablecloth at my local grocery store and thought what the heck I’ll make a few pillow covers with it, and it’ll be an inexpensive way to decorate.Īnd I’m a sucker for plaid or buffalo check anyway. I just may have to do it more often, it made for a fun day. It’s also the first time I’ve ever decorated any part of my home for Valentine’s Day. My whole Valentine Porch centered around one tablecloth and a bunting.
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