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morris
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p.1 #1Carolina Wren
Carolina Wrens usually appear much more slender than this yet in the unusually cold weather we have been having here in New York City she puffed up her feathers to stay warm. I spotted her in a bush and when she flew to this tree stump I quickly composed taking a few frames. Then her mate called her and she was gone.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris




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Jan 31, 2026 at 07:29 AM
n.v.m.
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p.1 #2Carolina Wren
how did you determine the sex of the bird? they're virtually identical.
Jan 31, 2026 at 07:36 AM
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p.1 #3Carolina Wren
n.v.m. wrote:
how did you determine the sex of the bird? they're virtually identical.


Only the males sing.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Carolina_Wren/overview

Morris
Jan 31, 2026 at 07:44 AM
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p.1 #4Carolina Wren
Excellent capture, Morris.
If that were a late spring or summer shot I'd say someone needs to join 'Weight Watchers'!

Greg
Jan 31, 2026 at 09:13 AM
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p.1 #5Carolina Wren
Nailed it, Morris, nicely done!

Mark
Jan 31, 2026 at 10:25 PM
 


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morris
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p.1 #6Carolina Wren
gmccroskery wrote:
Excellent capture, Morris.
If that were a late spring or summer shot I'd say someone needs to join 'Weight Watchers'!

Greg


Thank you Greg,

All the people out there were also bundled up and looking larger :-}

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amyandmark3 wrote:
Nailed it, Morris, nicely done!

Mark


Thank you Mark,

Morris
Feb 02, 2026 at 07:08 AM
Karl Witt
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p.1 #7Carolina Wren
So the males have the big mouth 😉
One of my fav little birds, love their colors!
Nice perch, nice pose nice shot👍🏼

Karl😎

Feb 02, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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p.1 #8Carolina Wren
This one is a beauty Morris. Love the pose, feather detail, clean background and that perch. Great job !!

John
Feb 02, 2026 at 10:35 AM
morris
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p.1 #9Carolina Wren
Karl Witt wrote:
So the males have the big mouth 😉
One of my fav little birds, love their colors!
Nice perch, nice pose nice shot👍🏼

Karl😎



Thank you Karl,

For this pair, the male hides in the shrubs and sings while the female is out in the open. I have not seen him yet the female a number of times. I've seen the males singing in the open yet this one is more careful.

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johnohio wrote:
This one is a beauty Morris. Love the pose, feather detail, clean background and that perch. Great job !!

John


thank you John,

I'm amazed at the detail I can get from 1/4 of a frame crop.

Morris
Feb 07, 2026 at 07:03 AM


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