The Country Side of New Jersey
House Wren 2
Posted by Betty (Phillipsburg, United States) on 28 June 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
This house wren set up housekeeping in my clothesline pole. How it fits in that pipe is a mystery to me! But it works all day bringing back all kinds of insects, spiders and worms!
@La: Thank you.
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
A ready made nest eh! Lovely photo capturing the wren at just the right moment.
28 Jun 2008 6:57am
@Mike: Thank you, Mike.
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
I'll bet it is only wren in town to have an armored nest! Great shot!
28 Jun 2008 7:14am
@Craig: Thanks, Craig.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Fantastic Betty, please don't stop obsessing, what a gorgeous compo the rust compliments the bird's feathers ;)
28 Jun 2008 9:35am
@Lorraine: Thank you, Lorraine!
@Masoud Nahali: Thank you Masoud.
Helma from Tehran, Iran
very nice shot ! beauty green color in the backgraund ... nicely done ! tnx
28 Jun 2008 10:26am
@Helma: Thank you, Helma.
@shahab: Thank you.
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
What a very good capture -- the wren and her family's breakfast.
28 Jun 2008 11:11am
@Viewfinder: Thanks!
Observing from Local, United Kingdom
The perfect moment, excellent capture, it's a great shot Betty.
28 Jun 2008 11:31am
@Observing: Thank you very much.
Chris from South Jersey, United States
Great shot - I love the textures in this (contrasting the bird and metal pole). The early bird gets the slimy green worm!!
28 Jun 2008 11:39am
@Chris: Thanks, Chris. It was amazing the "things" (insects, worms, spiders) this bird brought back!
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Excellent... I really like the DOF you achieve..
28 Jun 2008 12:15pm
@Earnest: Thank you, Earnest.
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Oh, Betty ... your 'camping out' at the doorway truly paid off - what a WONDERFUL capture.
I'm thinking of breakfast myself, but blueberries & strawberries on my cereal, thank you. ;D
28 Jun 2008 12:34pm
@Judy: Thank you, Judy.
@Sandrine: Thank you, Sandrine.
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
A nice big juicy green worm. Yummy!! What an excellent capture and it is quite amazing what some "people" call home. :)))
28 Jun 2008 1:09pm
@Marion: Thank you, Marion. I would love to see the nest inside, but I don't want to disturb the bird. It gets really upset when we hang out clothes! :-)
@MJ: Thank you, MJ.
Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa
These shots are awesome Betty - that worm looks so very juicy!! What a great capture! :)
28 Jun 2008 2:23pm
@Mandy Provan: Thank you, Mandy!
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
Is it meal time for babies?
This is a terrific series of shots.
28 Jun 2008 4:57pm
@Michael Rawluk: Thank you, Michael. If you stand near the pole, you can hear the baby(ies) chirping inside.
@See The Light: Thank you.
vu@granby - Gilles Martineau from Granby, Québec, Canada
WOW... what a great capture with sharp details!
28 Jun 2008 9:26pm
@vu@granby - Gilles Martineau: Thank you.
Saeed from Tehran, Iran
Very Nice shot , Excellent moment . . . good composition :)
29 Jun 2008 3:51am
@Saeed: Thank you.
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
Lucky you to have a wren so close at hand. But even more, great job in noticing and taking these excellent photos!!
2 Jul 2008 10:04am
@Anita: Thank you, Anita... it was such fun!
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 7D
1/90 second
F/6.7
ISO 800
375 mm (35mm equiv.)