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WREN OF A DIFFERENT FEATHER
The Christmas Bird Counters also saw this wonderful Marsh Wren, a very nice bird for the Farm.
More on Marsh Wrens here.
LITTLE KNOWN FACT: You can't spell "Marsh Warden" without "Marsh Wren" — whatever that means.
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What a cute little guy and you captured him before he flitted away. I’ve never seen a marsh wren, but not I’ll be on the lookout for them.
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Beautiful!!!!
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In fact, just remove an “a” and a “d” from the warden to get the bird — whatever THAT means. But both the Warden and the wren are great specimens of their respective species!
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Karen
What a cute little guy and you captured him before he flitted away. I’ve never seen a marsh wren, but not I’ll be on the lookout for them.
Deedee Burnside
Beautiful!!!!
Tom Burr
In fact, just remove an “a” and a “d” from the warden to get the bird — whatever THAT means. But both the Warden and the wren are great specimens of their respective species!