Wren

Tiny little things with the most beautiful song. Taken in Ventnor, Isle of Wight

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice shot! For some reason we call this bird "winter king" in the Netherlands, never understood why. Posted 7 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  It doesn't quite describe the 'winter' part, but explains why the Wren is King!
  http://littlebrownwren.com/2015/11/24/how-the-wren-became-the-king-of-the-birds/ Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Hah! Reminds me of the story of the rabbit and turtle racing, yet this one has a bit more depth to it :)
    
    Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Claire Hamilton
      
      Lion
      
      Marvellous!!! Amazing all these old folklore tales! Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I forgot how much I love Irish music. This probably isn't Irish music, but referring to the sound of it, we tend to call all of it Irish, very inaccurately so, sorry. Posted 7 years ago
      2. Claire Hamilton
        
        Lion
        
        Ha ha, it's close! Posted 7 years ago

The Eurasian Wren

The Eurasian Wren is a very small bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia. In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the Wren. It was once lumped with "Troglodytes hiemalis" of eastern North America and "Troglodytes pacificus" of western North America as the Winter Wren.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Claire Hamilton