wren
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On Sunday, July 31 the York branches of the Association of Wrens and the Royal Marines united in a joint service at All Saints, Pavement for the rededication of their Standards.
(in the UK) a member of the former Women's Royal Naval Service.
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Down in the canyon, I often see the house 'wren' , acorn and Nuttall's woodpeckers, wrentit, and, in winter, the yellow-rumped warbler.
The Rock Wren is the largest 'wren' in Washington.
Enemy number two is the house 'wren' that routinely takes over nest boxes occupied by bluebirds and other hole-nesting birds, by puncturing the eggs or removing young nestlings…
Although the complex syncopated rhythms of duets can sound to the untrained ear as if they are coming from one bird, they are the efforts of two 'wrens' perched side by side and interposing their notes with precise timing.
By the way, I've been called to task for not mentioning that safflower seed is very popular with cardinals, chickadees, blue jays, doves, house finches, 'wrens' , titmice and even bluebirds.
Some duet patterns of neighboring families can be nearly identical, although playback experiments have shown that the 'wrens' can identify neighbors solely by hearing their duets.
Birds such as dunnocks, robins and 'wrens' prefer a hedgerow which is thick at the bottom.
Use suet or specialty suet cakes with added berries or peanuts to attract woodpeckers, chickadees, titmice, Carolina 'wrens' and wintering warblers.
Like most 'wrens' , Marsh Wrens eat primarily insects and spiders.
A corner devoted to raspberries, blueberries and blackberries brings in 'wrens' , blue jays and towhees, and also attracts Maya and Delia for daily pilgrimages.
In early March, many birds, such as 'wrens' , robins and dunnocks, begin to set up breeding territories.
Other insect-eating birds include bluebirds, martins and 'wrens' .
My own small back garden contains the live nests of 'wrens' , blackbirds and sparrows, so there will be scores more on the campus.
The following spring, other birds - including bluebirds, tree swallows, house 'wrens' and a host of other secondary cavity-nesting species - scout out and lay claim to these secondhand houses.
The wind-shaped bushes on the edge sheltered robins, tits and 'wrens' .
Those who post to the MassBird have been exchanging information on the interesting crannies, nooks, crevices, openings, cracks, fissures and the like where they have observed these ingenious 'wrens' nesting.
Suspicion is first aroused if breeding 'wrens' find a nestling home alone, as the imposter will eject all the natural offspring.
This is one of the many birds that until the last several decades was restricted to our southern states, but like tufted titmice, cardinals, Carolina 'wrens' and mockingbirds, it is now an established breeder in parts of New England.
Lucky suet providers might also host creepers, kinglets, warblers, and 'wrens' , none of which typically visit seed feeders.
The Carolina wren of the southeastern United States, for example, extends its breeding range northward in years of mild winters, until a harsh winter wipes out all the 'wrens' for hundreds of miles at the northern edge of the range.
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