P eople often describe the house wren as plain because the bird has simple brown colors. But don't disregard these backyard guests. House wrens measure 4 3/4 inches long with a wingspan of 6 inches.

The wren, meanwhile, continued his rounds, moving from nest box to nest box, laying claim to them all. A female wren, if one ...

The small brown bird, a house wren, was continually singing from a tree near where I was sitting. Was it mad at me for invading its home? Was it calling for a mate? Why do birds sing, anyway? The ...

[ Superb fairy-wren singing ] This is a fairly common Australian bird called a fairy-wren. [ Singing continues ] We filmed these birds for a BBC series back in the 1990s.

The little bird’s singing on a dreary winter day, amid the gloom and doom of the news on TV, was what I needed to help lift my spirits. The mini-concert seemed heaven sent.

Harmonious bird songs may sound pleasant to people, but a new study has found that at least some birds fight by singing, using melodic tweets to defend their relationships and territories.

Bird sightings. Notable reports in August from the Woodland Park Yard Area. Rufous hummingbird- one on Aug. 21; Calliope hummingbird- one around most of the time ...

(fairy wrens singing) So where is the female? Well, not at the top of a perch like a male, but instead, here, hiding in the bushes. She is comparatively rather dull, a drab brown.