In 1492 when Christopher Columbus arrived in America, the people already living here were well aware of their land’s ornithological treasures. On October 12, 1492, Columbus wrote in his diary that the only wild animals he saw at all were parrots, but he had seen much more by October 21, when he wrote, The melody […]
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The Eurasian wren
I love the Eurasian wren but it comes all too seldom in front of my lens! The 14th of November was superbly sunny contrary to the weather predictions, so I decided to get into the garden hide for an hour and see who would appear! Bingo, curiosity had a name, the wren! He inspected every […]
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
The Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a very small bird. It is one of the few passerine species that has a distribution spanning both North America and Eurasia. It occurs in Europe, Asia, Japan, and North America. It is only migratory in the northern parts of its range. Factsheet: Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes (LC)
