Category: Birds
Lower Wisconsin River with Eagle
I took these shots along the Lower Wisconsin River on a cold day in February 2012. I spotted a (recently?) mature Bald Eagle sitting above what was presumably the nest she grew up in.
Plain-Tailed Wrens Sing a Duet
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Source: Science 334(6056):666-670
Wrens are one of my favorite bird families. Our local representative is the Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) whose song resembles a pleasant car alarm [listen]. In a recent paper by Eric Fortune at al published in Science there are several recordings of Plain-Tailed Wrens (Pheugopedius euophrys) from South America singing what are obviously coordinated duets. I’d love to have these in my backyard!