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On baby wrens

12/10/2013

 
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When the mother bird returns to her brood / beak squirming with winged breakfast / a shrill clamor rises like jingling from tiny, high-pitched bells. 
                                                                                                   From a poem titled 'Baby Wrens' Voices' by Thomas R. Smith

Just a quick but rather delightful (methinks) postcard this weekend. Peter and I were pegging freshly washed sheets onto our clothesline, which is near the Jasmine vines I wrote about recently. Just then a baby fairy wren made it's maiden flight from the nest and landed on the path at our feet. Peter tiptoed into the house to get our cameras and came right back, by which time the little cotton ball of feathers had clumsily flown up to the washing line. As I zoomed in for a close up, it gently flew towards me and landed on the Canon point and shoot in my hands! Peter was swift in capturing a shot before the little one flew onto the vines near the fence. The parent birds were darting back and forth, chirping anxiously, and then the daddy blue wren appeared with 'a winged breakfast' in the form of a moth. A wondrous moment that I simply had to share. Tell me, do you enjoy the wildlife in your garden? Share your stories and links to any photos or posts here.
Krista link
12/10/2013 05:42:22 pm

Ohhh, that is so special!! :-) What a lovely bloke to capture this for you. :-) Yes, I love the animals, except those who eat everything. :-)

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:02:40 pm

Thanks Krista... Peter was quite taken by the little birdie too. Actually he always points out the wrens now. I love animals too, except the cat in the neighbourhood that toilets in my kitchen garden.

Lorraine Elliott link
12/10/2013 09:34:09 pm

What a gorgeous little moment to watch Lizzy! :D

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:02:52 pm

'Twas indeed, Lorraine : )

Adr link
13/10/2013 08:16:49 am

How wonderful! I love the squirrels in our yard. They play and chatter - chasing one another up the trees and hopping to the roof. It makes sitting outside pure entertainment. Your little wrens are precious.

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:03:18 pm

Hello there, ah, little squirrels. I saw them in Sweden, so delightful! Thank you for stopping by xo

celia link
13/10/2013 09:39:58 am

How wonderful Lizzy! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:03:34 pm

Thanks Celia, I couldn't resist sharing this moment.

john@kitchenriffs link
13/10/2013 12:28:30 pm

What a fun experience! And such lovely pictures. Great postcard indeed!

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:03:54 pm

Thank you, John. One of life's sweet little moments : )

Eha
13/10/2013 12:29:24 pm

Oh Liz: have just 'travelled back' from a blogfriend on a farm in Illinois, where magic is happening twixt an Aussie blue heeler and three tiny kittens he has adopted! And reaching home I find these absolutely lovely pics of a family of wrens raising their one! Hmm, out here in the bush we seem to be overblessed by the big and the noisy and mynahs who do not always have the most equable temperament :) ! Thank you for yours!!!!

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:04:38 pm

Hello dear Eha, I love the sound of a blue heeler that has adopted kittens. So sweet. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are ok xo

Jamie link
13/10/2013 11:01:17 pm

Oh my!! This is magical! A moment my husband would love to experience! Thanks for sharing!

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:04:53 pm

Jamie, thanks so much, it was a special moment. : )

Lisa the Gourmet Wog link
14/10/2013 01:53:16 am

Oh my, that is cuteness overload!! What a gorgeous moment, how lucky that Peter had another camera to capture the moment! We have a Bohemia tree that attracts lorikeets, never fails to make me smile when I see them visit at the same time every day like clockwork!

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:05:15 pm

Lorikeets are so pretty too, aren't they Lisa! : )

Judy@Savoring Today link
14/10/2013 01:56:44 am

I always feel like I've witnessed a miracle when I've had the privilege of catching the moment of a live birth or bird leaving the nest kind of event -- it's that sliver of time that is fleeting and rare. There were many mornings sitting on my deck this summer that I watched the comings and goings of so many birds. It brought me such delight. What a sweet baby wren, what a precious moment to savor. :)

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:05:58 pm

Thanks Judy... I can imagine that you would have many beautiful moments on your deck... such a lovely part of the world. I think it's nice to share these rare moments. : )

Maureen link
14/10/2013 02:06:15 am

Aww, I LOVE to watch those tiny wrens - especially if they need a bath. :) To have the baby on the camera must have been incredible!

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:06:35 pm

It was amazing, Maureen, and so unexpected! One moment we were looking at each other, the next thing the little one landed on the camera! So sweet.

Glenda link
14/10/2013 03:23:56 am

Lovely Lizzy. I love watching baby birds take their first flight. We once had one in our garden who didn't do too well and couldn't fly again for a couple of days. Mum and dad watched over the bub until all was well again and it gathered the strength and skills to try again. We were so happy when it eventually took off.

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:06:50 pm

Isn't nature just wonderful, Glenda xo

e / dig in hobart link
14/10/2013 01:40:35 pm

how delightful! and how wonderful that the little one settled on your camera for a moment!
i was at my parent's place on the weekend and we stumbled across a couple of baby wrens. we'd been watching the parents gather insects for some time but didn't expect to see the chicks that close.
i love seeing birds in my suburban garden. i have wrens for the first time this year (i've been here for 8years) and european goldfinches too - all new to add to the regular blackbirds and doves and new holland honeyeaters. i take it as a sign that my garden is gettign established enough to offer food and shelter for them. there is nothing more uplifting that hearing and seeing birds in your garden.

Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:07:27 pm

I am so happy to hear that you garden is now a place of shelter for the bird life. That must make you feel very happy : )

Brittany Wood link
14/10/2013 06:22:07 pm

This is so beautiful! Love baby wrens :)

Lizzy
14/10/2013 08:36:50 pm

Brittany, thank you! It was the first time I had seen one so close... so tiny!

Tandy | Lavender and Lime link
14/10/2013 10:16:26 pm

how amazing! Nature is fantastic and I am so glad you could get photos to share with us :)

Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:39:07 pm

Thank you Tandy, it surely is... a moment so nicely captured and shared : )

Jane link
15/10/2013 12:39:51 am

OMG that is the most incredible photo! I would have been beside myself if I'd captured that! What a little darling :)
Janie x

Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:39:41 pm

Janie, thank you, it was an incredible moment. This little baby was ever so tiny! xo

Glamorous Glutton link
15/10/2013 01:13:15 am

Fabulous photo!! GG

Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:40:10 pm

Thank you, Peter will be delighted with all the lovely comments.

Moya link
15/10/2013 04:19:05 am

We have plenty of little birds in our garden and I love listening to all their tweets in the morning. We also had a baby owl for a few nights which was very special to see. :)

Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:40:40 pm

Lovely, aren't they Moya! An owl, how wonderful!!!

azita link
16/10/2013 02:10:50 am

A post made and filled with SMILE. Utterly charming!

Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:41:09 pm

Thank you, Azita, thanks very much!

Anna @ The Littlest Anchovy link
16/10/2013 06:04:43 pm

When I go to visit my parents in Orange, I just love all the little birds that live in the garden such as Blue Wrens and my favourite Willy Wagtail!

Lizzy
16/10/2013 08:49:24 pm

Oh Anna, how delightful! Thanks for stopping by xo

Hotly Spiced link
16/10/2013 07:48:05 pm

What an unexpected delight! I love it when things like this happen and you were so fortunate to be able to capture the moment. I had a kookaburra visit last week but alas, it was gone before I could switch the camera on! xx

Lizzy
16/10/2013 08:49:41 pm

Ha, you certainly have to be quick! Love kookaburras too! xo

Barbara | Creative Culinary link
19/10/2013 01:41:59 am

How adorable! I've spent many a morning just watching the birds especially in the spring when they are in a flurry of activity with their nest building and child rearing. That photo of the baby on the camera is simply priceless!

Lizzy
19/10/2013 02:35:49 pm

Barbara, thanks so much! We thought it was a special moment. You sound like my kinda person xo

Zsuzsa link
19/10/2013 04:01:22 am

Dear Lizzy, I was wondering how you captured the little visitor!

Lizzy
19/10/2013 02:36:12 pm

Dearest Zsuzsa, my Peter got his camera too!

sara@bellyrumbles.com link
19/10/2013 11:58:36 pm

Gorgeous, simple the cutest little thing sever. So lucky to have that happening in your back yard.

Lizzy
20/10/2013 04:32:50 pm

Thanks Sara... absolutely : )


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