BigOly - 2-9-2011 at 03:29 PM
You are deep in a desert canyon. All is quiet and then you hear this loud silvery song, a decelerating, desending series of liquid tee's and tew's.
You don't know what might be getting ready to jump out of the bushes and then you see him!
A little 5 inch long bird poking around in the rocks looking for a bug to eat, The Canyon Wren.
Russ - 2-9-2011 at 03:42 PM
Very cool here's where you can hear what it sounds like but BigOly has a more vivid naration.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canyon_Wren/id
Hook - 2-9-2011 at 09:04 PM
Now compare that to the grating rattle of the cactus wren.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cactus_Wren/sounds
Around us, they usually "sing" in the morning and it is not a pleasant sound to wake up to.
Skipjack Joe - 2-9-2011 at 09:11 PM
Love all of your bird images, BigOly. Thanks for sharing.
We don't see too many canyon wrens in my part of the state. The best place I've encountered them was at Red Rock Canyon, just past the town of Mojave.