One of the loudest birds that we hear in our yards is also one of the smallest. The tiny house wren weighs only 11 grams, about the same as 2 quarters, and is a mere 4 inches long. With its small size ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two baby house wrens peer from their nest box. Early this spring, I hung a small bird box from a pergola rafter ten feet from my ...

The house wren nest box is empty, but my heart is full. The annual wren nesting at Mt. Hoo has been a success. For seven years now a tiny camera has allowed my wife and I to watch this miracle unfold ...

Q: I didn't know what was going on, but I heard a ruckus outside and found a pair of house wrens harassing a young gray squirrel on my deck. The plucky birds had chased it all the way to the ground ...

A house wren engages in its throaty song. Will it be able to attract a mate before summer is over? (John Kelly/The Washington Post) Perspective by John Kelly I’m worried that the wren in my backyard ...

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There was a bird war going on in our backyard this spring between a family of sparrows and wrens over a nest. We liken it to the frustration of losing the last spot in a crowded parking lot to the ...

Early this spring, I hung a small bird box from a pergola rafter ten feet from my kitchen window. I had high hopes that either Carolina chickadees or house wrens (both are cavity-nesters) would ...