House Wren
This cute wren and its mate had been building a nest for a couple of days when along came a...
Oh, look what the cowbird found!
female Brown-headed Cowbird! This is not good news for the wrens as cowbirds lay their eggs in other birds' nests and let the surrogate mothers take care of their young.
Looking for a way to get inside
Luckily for the wrens, the cowbird couldn't get in.
Besides the wrens chased the cowbird away - hopefully for good!
I am linking to Saturday Critters HERE.
38 comments:
Muito lindo e parece fez pose pra ti! bjs, chica
Cowbird is now undergoing therapy as he tries to deal with rejection. :-)
Good series. I hope the wrens are permanently successful in their war with the cowbirds (which really are te bird worlds forces of evil!)
Phew!
and you said birds didn't lead interesting lives!!
and you said birds didn't lead interesting lives!!
Fab pictures, as I always say you have such patience..
Such a crazy thing. I'm glad the hole was too small.
judging by the number of cowbirds, they are very successful with this strategy.
Lovely photos. I've seen another pair of tree swallows fighting over the rights to the birdhouse a lot. One pair is set up but another keeps coming around and bothering them. Not sure if this is normal or not. I'm glad the cowbird didn't get in!
strike one for the cowbird!
You always take such good pics of birds.
I've read about cowbirds -- nice to see some pictures of one!
So beautiful! What a cutie!
Very tricky!
What a sneaky bird! Good shots of her too.
You have captured the drama of nature in action in your photos.
What great pictures of the sneaky attempt! I don't care so much if she lays an egg, as long as she doesn't destroy the ones that are there. BUT I think often the cowbird babies get bigger than the others, and push hem out of the nest and kill them.
Terrific captures as always! I think Revrunner is probably right, the Cowbird is probably in therapy these days!! Hope you and the birds have a great weekend -- hopefully a sunny one!!
I did not know cowbirds could be a problem for the wrens. beautiful pics of them all
I had the same concern with a resident cowbird couple possibly finding our western bluebird nest but it seems they did not when I last checked. There were five blue eggs, now hatched out and being fed daily by their parents.
Got to give the Cowbird some credit. They discovered how to delegate. ;-)
Incredible pictures of so many different birds! You are a source of knowledge!
Hope those wrens are safe from more uninvited intruders!
Hurray for the wren, EG!
Nice to see one up close, the Cowbird.
Yes, the Cowbirds are quite good at passing on their responsibilities! Glad they couldn't gain entrance.
Thankfully the Cowbird couldn't get into this nest,but unfortunately they will find a different one.
Finally one bird (cowbird) that we both have in our usually very different geography.
Well, I'm glad to hear that the cowbird failed, wrens are such cute little birds.
Cute little wren! I'm so glad they chased the cowbird away.
Well that is nature and both breeds seem to cope with it. great shots.
I am glad to hear the cowbird could not fit inside the birdhouse. And so happy the wren chased it away. The cowbirds should take care of their own babies. Cute Wren. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy day!
Soooo cute!
Pretty darn sneaky, those cowbirds! I know some cowboys who are like that - sneaky.
So much drama in the bird world!
Caught red handed!!! Great shots.
Glad the wrens prevailed!
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