Carolina Wren

 

I think this Carolina wren's stance resembles that of a maestro about to conduct an orchestra which seems appropriate for a bird that likes to sing. But don't let his small size fool you into believing that he has a soft sounding voice because he certainly doesn't. These birds can really belt out their tea-kettle, tea-kettle, tea-kettle song which is very distinctive. It is one of few bird calls that I can almost always identify. I expect to be hearing the Carolina wren a lot more this summer since this fellow was busy all weekend building his nest in my backyard. Here he is bringing another twig back to his home construction project.