http://jimmortensen.com/?p=96 Ramblings from the country Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:52:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://jimmortensen.com/?p=96&cpage=1#comment-47 KirstenMortensen.com » Blog Archive » Tough little bird Mon, 01 May 2006 02:27:18 +0000 http://jimmortensen.com/?p=96#comment-47 [...] My dad maintains bluebird houses on his property, so he doesn’t like House Wrens, and I can’t blame him. They’re an aggressive little bird; they’ll go so far as to destroy the eggs of other birds nesting in their territory. Perhaps this is why they are also a successful little bird. According to Cornell University, they have “one of the most extensive ranges of any bird in terms of latitude.” [...] [...] My dad maintains bluebird houses on his property, so he doesn’t like House Wrens, and I can’t blame him. They’re an aggressive little bird; they’ll go so far as to destroy the eggs of other birds nesting in their territory. Perhaps this is why they are also a successful little bird. According to Cornell University, they have “one of the most extensive ranges of any bird in terms of latitude.” [...]

]]> http://jimmortensen.com/?p=96&cpage=1#comment-44 daughter Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:29:16 +0000 http://jimmortensen.com/?p=96#comment-44 Too bad wrens are so territorial, because they are beautiful singers . . . Too bad wrens are so territorial, because they are beautiful singers . . .

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