floraphile Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 16 Mar 2021 Baldwin co. AL I looked out the window to see a Carolina Wren flattened to an incredibly small lump on one of the feeders and in a strange posture. He was looking at me with a weird, rather imploring expression (realizing I'm anthropomorphizing). Thinking he might have been injured, or infected with the dreaded Salmonella, I got up to go see about him, but before I opened the door, a Cooper's Hawk swooped down and attempted to pluck a bird from another feeder. The wren remained as motionless as when I first saw him until a good 7 or 8 minutes had passed, then another Carolina Wren began to sing loudly from a very open & visible perch--I suppose giving the "all-clear". At this apparent signal, the wren at the feeder began to feed and the second "lookout" wren joined in at an adjacent feeder. It was fascinating to watch. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 11 minutes ago, floraphile said: 16 Mar 2021 Baldwin co. AL I looked out the window to see a Carolina Wren flattened to an incredibly small lump on one of the feeders and in a strange posture. He was looking at me with a weird, rather imploring expression (realizing I'm anthropomorphizing). Thinking he might have been injured, or infected with the dreaded Salmonella, I got up to go see about him, but before I opened the door, a Cooper's Hawk swooped down and attempted to pluck a bird from another feeder. The wren remained as motionless as when I first saw him until a good 7 or 8 minutes had passed, then another Carolina Wren began to sing loudly from a very open & visible perch--I suppose giving the "all-clear". At this apparent signal, the wren at the feeder began to feed and the second "lookout" wren joined in at an adjacent feeder. It was fascinating to watch. Wow, cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tclarkwood Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 that is a great account of what happened. I didn’t realize the Carolina wren was so savvy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Wow, cool! I love the little wrens. I'm glad he didn't wind up on the menu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 43 minutes ago, floraphile said: I love the little wrens. I'm glad he didn't wind up on the menu. Me too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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