Look for his black eye and the white stripe of an eyebrow. About an inch to the right of his eye, the cotton fuzz in his beak is sticking out from behind a leaf.
The wren has already built a nest in the lariat house. Now he is building a second nest in the brain cavity of the cow skull that hangs on the patio wall.
He has been considering this location for several years. This year he decided to go for it.
The male Bewick's wren builds two nests and then tours his mate through the two sites. He's hoping one will meet with her approval.
Will we have baby wrens in the cow skull? We'll see.
Allen's hummingbirds have already successfully nested once this Spring 2014.
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