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House Wren

House Wren

More to listen to than to look at.... This is a House Wren [Troglodytes aedon] and they are widely known for their songs. While both sexes produce calls and songs, the males’ songs are more complex. Altogether 130 different song types are known from House Wrens. Unmated males can sing for up to 10 minutes.
They look like this; heads, napes, and backs are almost uniformly brown with their throats and chests a uniform light grey. They are usually 11 to 13 cm long and weigh between 10 and 12 g.

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Mere å høre enn å se…… Dette er en House Wren og de er godt kjent for sin sang. Begge kjønn synger, men hannens sang er mere kompleks. Man har definert 130 ulike sanger fra denne lille fuglen. Hanner som ikke har funnet noen make kan synge uavbrutt i ti minutter.
De ser ut som denne; nokså kommunegrå og lite oppsiktsvekkende. De er vanligvis 11-13 cm lange og veier mellom 10-12 gram.

EXIF information
model NIKON D300
exposureTime 10/2500 s
fnumber f/8.0
isoEquiv 200
focalLength 300
12. September 2008, 00:01 details & comments (22) Posted in: Bird, Nature The permalink address (URI) of this photo is: http://framedandshot.com/2008/09/12/house-wren/