Wren Videos Showing Hand Feeding, Calls, and Nesting
This all began back when YouTube wasn't owned by Google and online bird videos were few and far between.
They may be old now and unlikely to show up in search results, but they still deserve attention for being early pioneers of backyard bird videography.
Take a moment out of your day to sit back, relax, and enjoy.
Video of House Wren Singing and Calling Mate
This House Wren found the bird house that was fasten to a No Parking sign.
He started calling and singing every day until he found a female who liked his nest site.
They nested successfully and we hope they'll be back next season
Carolina Wren Calling
Not to be had by the previous video, This Carolina Wren can belt out its call just as well. Found this one at our local wetlands trying to attact a mate in early spring.
My Friends, The Wrens by John
A nesting pair of Carolina Wrens became very friendly and began eating mealworms out of my hand, daily.
For years I had put mealworms in the feeder shown in the video, and after a while the wrens began to wait on nearby branches, waiting for me.
Often times, they would enter the feeder when I was only a few steps away.
One day, this spring (2008), when they were nearby, I simply put the mealworms in my outstretched hand, held real still, and within a few minutes they hopped on.
It wasn't long before I could hold my hand close to my face, and they would still not only visit, but stay for a minute or so.
This went on for two months, then they suddenly disappeared. I fear that they were victims of a predator, and I miss them.
Carolina Wren - Wild-Bird-Watching.com
The poor little Carolina Wren in this wren video is foraging for sunflower seeds that have fallen out of the shell since he is not built for shelling bird seed.
It's still snowing! Be sure to offer suet for these little birds.
You can find a Suet Feeder here.
Feathering Estates - Karen Barchent Findlay, Ohio
My cousin hand paints beautiful birdhouses and gave me one as a gift a few years ago.
I hung it in the backyard mostly for decoration, but was tickled when I discovered a nest had been built inside.
I set up my camcorder and made a little clip complete with music. My cousin's daughter submitted it to YouTube since my computer is a dinosaur.
Sorry for her misspelling of "wren" and "feathering"! :-) I think you will enjoy this clip!
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Add evergreen cover or place roosting boxes near feeders.
Birds will use them to escape wind and snow.
A simple way to help them survive harsh nights.
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