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While I was photographing a bathing Tufted Titmouse yesterday, a Carolina Wren snuck in silently and landed on a driftwood perch near where I was sitting.<\/p>\n

\"StaringStaring Carolina Wren<\/span><\/p>\n

I quickly aimed my lens at the Carolina Wren and began taking images of the striking bird. I haven’t had many opportunities with this species since I arrived here, so I was pretty excited.<\/p>\n

The Carolina Wrens here are a bit skittish, and when they\u2019re not, I usually don\u2019t have a camera in my hands. But yesterday, I had one!<\/p>\n

I was thrilled that the wren was in good light, was close by, and that the wren called, chattered, and posed for as long as she or he did.<\/p>\n

Female and male Carolina Wrens look alike, which is why I used “she or he.”<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t choose just one favorite image of this Carolina, so I picked ten. Picking a favorite image can be a huge problem for me, I loved them all!<\/p>\n

And that happens frequently, no matter what subject I have in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

To view the eight images in the gallery below in a larger size, click on the first one and scroll through them.<\/p>\n

\"Carolina<\/a><\/div><\/div>
\"Chattering<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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\"Curious<\/a><\/div><\/div>
\"Carolina<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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\"Carolina<\/a><\/div><\/div>
\"Carolina<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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\"Carolina<\/a><\/div><\/div>
\"Carolina<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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I chose the photos I’m sharing from the different poses that the Carolina Wren<\/span><\/a> struck. This saucy little wren gave me quite a few!<\/p>\n

\"BackBack view of a Carolina Wren<\/span><\/p>\n

It has been about two months since the last time I took photos of this species. I’d be very happy to take images of these wrens six times a year if they all turned out this well! More often would be the sprinkles on my cupcake.<\/p>\n

I guess you all can tell I was excited to see and photograph this beautiful wren!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my Carolina Wren photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While I was photographing a bathing Tufted Titmouse yesterday, a Carolina Wren snuck in silently and landed on a driftwood perch near where I was sitting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13950,27,14790,13951],"tags":[4004,15739,4540,5180,4072,14792,5147,6010,10467,1996,8296,5767,13981,13931,6865,1549,4104,13964,5875,2315,14794,8018,5802,3822,13966],"class_list":["post-134598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-carolina-wrens","category-sebastian-county","tag-adult","tag-akansas","tag-alert","tag-back-view","tag-calling","tag-carolina-wren","tag-chattering","tag-curious","tag-down","tag-driftwood","tag-end","tag-eye","tag-feeder","tag-garden","tag-looking","tag-perch","tag-perched","tag-sebastian-county","tag-staring","tag-summer-3","tag-thryothorus-ludovicianus","tag-urban","tag-wren","tag-wrens","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/carolina-wren-adult-driftwood-mia-mcpherson-0986.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-z0W","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137172,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/11\/19\/fall-carolina-wren-fun-photographing-them-is-a-blast\/","url_meta":{"origin":134598,"position":0},"title":"Fall Carolina Wren Fun – Photographing Them Is A Blast","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A fall Carolina Wren is a joy to watch and photograph, quick, curious, and always full of energy, it makes every moment photographing them unforgettable.","rel":"","context":"In "Arkansas"","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Carolina Wren in fall perched on a driftwood feeder, Sebastian County, Arkansas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/carolina-wren-fall-mia-mcpherson-8538.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/carolina-wren-fall-mia-mcpherson-8538.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/carolina-wren-fall-mia-mcpherson-8538.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/carolina-wren-fall-mia-mcpherson-8538.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":138110,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/12\/23\/winter-carolina-wren-celebration\/","url_meta":{"origin":134598,"position":1},"title":"Winter Carolina Wren Celebration","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, I am sharing four Carolina Wren photos and a short video as a mini-celebration of this delightful wren species. 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