House Wren

House Wren © 2009 Abe Lincoln, Brookville, Ohio

There is this House Wren that lives in the back of our property. He and she sing all day long. And, they spend a considerable amount of time looking for, finding, and eating spiders. I have photos of them with spiders in their beaks and they are singing away as happy as a warbler. They are not as clear as this one. I decided to show one anyway. House Wren with spider on his way to lunch.


House Wren with spider © 2009 Abe Lincoln, Brookville, Ohio

As I said above, this is a grainy photo but it shows the House Wren with the spider in its beak. They catch them under the bushes and shrubs where they spend a great deal of time looking for things to eat. They come up and look around and then fly back and look some more.

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American Robin

American Robin © 2009 Abe Lincoln, Brookville, Ohio

This particular robin is a friendly bird and sometimes follows me around the yard. She eats sunflower chips and pieces that fall out of the feeder and is the first to check for worms in the ground if I am digging. Here she was watching me in the back of the yard. Standing tall on the old board fence.

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Cardinal

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The female cardinal being courted. When he does not feed her, she goes off and feeds herself. I liked how she turned her head up to see if predators are in the area.

Female Cardinal © 2009 Abe Lincoln, Brookville, Ohio

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Cardinal

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The male Cardinal fed his female companion when I took this photograph back in April of this year. The couple are still here.

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Cardinal

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The male Cardinal was choosing choice seeds to feed to his female companion when I took this photograph back in April of this year. The couple are still here. I assume they had baby cardinals to deal with and for that reason spend considerable time here this spring and early summer eating their fill of sunflower chips and pieces. It was a handy way to get enough food for the entire family.

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