Kip’s Comments - November 28, 2024 — LadagePhotography.com

Where Have You Been?

During my second walk this morning I reunited with a bird species I have not seen since early in 2021. After much too long I was fortunate to find at least two, if not more, Carolina wrens. I wonder what brought the birds back this winter.

Like all wrens, Carolina wrens seem to burn more energy than necessary as the little birds flit around almost constantly. Since they do well even under challenging conditions, their extreme activity levels must not be detrimental to their survival.

When it comes to photographing Carolina wrens a photographer must be ready to press the shutter release when one of the birds pauses ever so briefly. And wren photographers should be prepared for plenty of images that include blurry or out-of-focus birds - they just move so much. Such is the business of photographing Carolina wrens.

Since several years had passed since I last saw Carolina wrens, I spent quality minutes with the little birds before they moved deeper into the timber. I was not certain it would happen, but I was able to capture some acceptable images.