Saturday, November 2, 2024

Those Very Busy Cactus Wrens

 

When I visited the Desert Botanical Garden last weekend, I had a close encounter with one of those industrious cactus wrens.


This one was hopping around right next to me and took a moment to pose for a couple of photos before hopping off those rocks to continue his search for more bits to add to its nest.


After my walk, I stopped at the restaurant for some breakfast and was entertained by this cactus wren who was busy building a nest inside an opening in one of the heaters that hangs over the restaurant's patio.  I'm not sure that's a very good place for a nest.  I would think that when those heaters are turned on, it might get pretty hot up in that crevice.  I'm betting the maintenance team will clean that nest out before that happens.  That poor little cactus wren will have to start all over with his building project.


7 comments:

roentare said...

So adorable and cute hiding under the eaves

Travel said...

Birds don't always chose the best locations, one recently tried the windshield wipers on my car as a nest site. Kind of like people who keep building on the banks of mountain streams.

RedPat said...

That will be a hot nest if they don't clear the little bird out.

Diaday said...

Those little birds blend in so well with their surroundings.

Steve Reed said...

Too bad about the nest. I'm sure they will clean it out before turning it on! They should probably cover it in the off-season to keep the birds out.

Bill said...

The birds blend in so well, hopefully they can leave the nest before it is removed.

Cloudia said...

Wish we could tell wren... Lovely post