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Mrs. Bird

 

After a long, but productive day in the garden, I retreated to the front porch for some "rest" time and to enjoy a few minutes of reading a book.  I was being harassed by a very small bird.  I am not sure what it is, but maybe a wren.  It was squawking and carrying on at me like I was in her territory.  I kept looking at her and, of course, talking to her.  She flew off, and I had peace on the porch again.  

The next morning, I went to watering all of the hanging flower plants around the front porch.  Guess who has a nest (again) in one of our hanging pots?  Ha!  It's built interestingly safe from my watering too.  The top is covered and the entrance is low and on the side.  I used my phone to capture a photo of what's inside.  

Hopefully, Mrs. Bird will be copasetic and share the porch with me, without squawking on and on in the evenings.  The strangest part, it's the flower basket that is closest to the sidewalk and the front door, where traffic is in and out daily.  It's possible that Mrs. Bird and I will have a lot of conversations.

Funny story.  Mom and I used to talk all the time about wrens, and how beautiful their song was.  I would always get them to nest nearby, and Mom was jealous trying to attract them at her house in the city.  I stopped hanging houses up, but we do have a new one to install this year.  I'll have to keep an eye out and capture a photo and see for sure if it is a wren or a house finch.

The color of the egg (best I can see in the photo) suggests it's a Mrs. Bird wren.

Mrs. Bird  ©  June 2025 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart

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Leigh said…
Wrens are amazing in where they choose to put nests. We have found them in the most curious spots. I hope Mrs. Bird will allow you to sit on your own porch, but I suspect you'll still get fussed at for it.
June 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Leigh, we do try and put bird houses out for them, but I totally forgot this year. I guess Mrs. Bird found one anyway, ha ha ha!
June 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
R's Rue said…
That is so sweet
June 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Betsy said…
How fun. I love the nesting period in the spring.
Blessings,
Betsy
June 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
R's Rue, I am shocked, because I never saw her building the nest and I have been to the porch area almost daily. Crazy. And a sneaky bird.
June 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Betsy, I will be listening for that baby soon. I'm just surprised that she was so sneaky and got the nest built without me seeing it.
June 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Anne in the kitchen said…
Wrens are cute little birds but they tend to build close to people. I have had them often in a hanging basket.
Right now the only territorial birds we have are mockingbirds who raise about 3 different broods a season. They do not like me anywhere in the front yard, but are just flapping around and not dive bombing yet.
June 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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