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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_mc+gnXYKrutOoj8N5Guoag) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I visited the property of Peter and Heather Tunnah this morning to photograph the Carolina Wren. The couple was very accommodating and friendly and Peter described the bird's habits to me. Although previously written about by James Hirtle the environment here for the bird is worth describing in detail again which easily explains its six month stay. I doubt it will leave until the leaves open out in the spring. The larder for the wren is the woodshed which is open at both ends. As those of us who burn wood know, woodpiles are often habitat for various insects. This explains why the wren stays in the woodshed most of the day. Even during storm days like tomorrow it can forage there in comfort. There is also a backup source of food supplied by the nearby feeders. The most amazing set-up this wren has developed is its sleeping arrangements. It has a nesting cavity burrowed into a thick slab of fibreglass insulation inside a shed attachment to the main house, so it is not only protected from the weather by the shed but is surrounded by insulation when it sleeps. Peter checked it out with a flashlight and the wren is about 6-8" into the fibreglass. This is one smart bird! Hans http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/January10/0146.html _________________________________ Hans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada Website: http://hanstoom.com _________________________________ --Boundary_(ID_mc+gnXYKrutOoj8N5Guoag) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18854"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I visited the property of Peter and Heather Tunnah this morning to photograph the <STRONG>Carolina Wren</STRONG>. The couple was very accommodating and friendly and Peter described the bird's habits to me. Although previously written about by James Hirtle the environment here for the bird is worth describing in detail again which easily explains its six month stay. I doubt it will leave until the leaves open out in the spring.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The larder for the wren is the woodshed which is open at both ends. As those of us who burn wood know, woodpiles are often habitat for various insects. This explains why the wren stays in the woodshed most of the day. Even during storm days like tomorrow it can forage there in comfort. There is also a backup source of food supplied by the nearby feeders.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The most amazing set-up this wren has developed is its sleeping arrangements. It has a nesting cavity burrowed into a thick slab of fibreglass insulation inside a shed attachment to the main house, so it is not only protected from the weather by the shed but is surrounded by insulation when it sleeps. Peter checked it out with a flashlight and the wren is about 6-8" into the fibreglass. This is one smart bird!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hans</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A href="http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/January10/0146.html">http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/January10/0146.html</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>_________________________________<BR>Hans Toom<BR>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR>Website: <A href="http://hanstoom.com">http://hanstoom.com</A> <BR>_________________________________</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_mc+gnXYKrutOoj8N5Guoag)--
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