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.

That wren is still dutifully trilling his love song. I asked Beehler if the bird would give up eventually, stop singing and take up a hobby for the rest of the summer like fantasy baseball or ...

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 ...

The sedge wrens are among the most nomadic birds in North America, according to Farnsworth, which means they can visit one year and be completely absent the next.

Late fall, the birds are mostly gone, the landscape is still, and the twittering that’s left sounds faint. ... The winter wren, bravely singing with every ounce of energy in its little body, ...

The preferred habitat of the rock wren is indeed rocky areas, so the Rocky Mountains are an ideal fit for them. They arrive in Teller County in mid-May, gradually working ...

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.

(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.

For birds, singing is much more than just a pretty melody: it is used to attract a partner, to mark out territory, or even to assert their presence. While it was previously established that ...

The sedge wrens are among the most nomadic birds in North America, according to Farnsworth, which means they can visit one year and be completely absent the next.