House Wren - Troglodytes aedon

" 5" plump little bird with short tail often cocked; upperparts unstreaked and grayish brown; faint buffy eyebrows; underparts grayish white with some buffy barring on flanks. Our (North America) dullest-colored wren, with no prominent field marks. Forages on the ground and in foliage for insects. In spring, male establishes a small breeding territory by singing from exposed perches and putting stick foundations in prospective nest holes. When female enters his territory, his song becomes very high and squeaky and he vibrates his wings. After pairing with him, the female chooses one of the nests, adds a lining of soft material, and lays eggs. House Wrens can be aggressive to other hole-nesting species and even destroy their eggs and young."

Well, up until that last sentence, I thought this was a pretty sweet little bird. Survival of the fittest and the sneakiest little wren, I guess.

I went up to Ridgefield today. Bill had to work and today was going to be a good one, weather wise. I wanted to take advantage of it. So, I walked the Kiwa Trail and tried to find something interesting. You may look at the few photos I got on my Flickr photostream. I put this one up because it wasn't listed in the Blip Big Year. I did get to see, for the first time, a common yellowthroat, but the photo isn't all that great. I have a few interesting shots that look quite artistic as somehow my camera got on some funky setting. What do I do? It is quite beyond me sometimes. Anyway...you can also see to photographers chewing the fat and waiting for the yellowthroats to pose for them. One guy said he was mainly photographing the tree. I lusted after their camera set ups, but I think those would just be too much for me now.

Anyway....hope you all have a great holiday weekend if you celebrate it. And a wonderful weekend to everyone else.

Take care