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Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts) Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:20 AM 15 hrs ago

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Teakettle-teakettle-teakettle

Carolina wren perched on a pitchfork in my neighbor's yard this morning.

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Teakettle-teakettle-teakettle (Original Post) Mousetoescamper 15 hrs ago OP

Is that basil in the garden? MuirHero 15 hrs ago #1

Yes Mousetoescamper 15 hrs ago #6

That is a fabulous picture!! CrispyQ 15 hrs ago #2

Thanks, CrispyQ Mousetoescamper 15 hrs ago #11

Great pic! 👍 anciano 15 hrs ago #3

Thanks, anciano Mousetoescamper 15 hrs ago #12

Perfect balance between the garden, old shovel, and that amazing Carolina wren. patphil 15 hrs ago #4

Thanks, patphil Mousetoescamper 15 hrs ago #13

Why "teakettle"? tblue37 15 hrs ago #5

That's how you identify their sound. Doesn't sound exactly like tea kettle to me but close. Walleye 15 hrs ago #8

Oh. I am severely hearing impaired, so I can't hear it. tblue37 15 hrs ago #9

That's the way the sound is always described. Not sure if it's accurate. Walleye 15 hrs ago #10

It's the most common mnemonic device (and the one I learned) for remembering their call. Mousetoescamper 15 hrs ago #14

I love those little babies, they fill the yard with song Walleye 15 hrs ago #7

They're very active and endlessly entertaining Mousetoescamper 15 hrs ago #15

Very nice shot! brer cat 15 hrs ago #16

Thanks, brer cat Mousetoescamper 14 hrs ago #17

Delightful Mousetoescamper! George McGovern 13 hrs ago #18

Thanks, George Mousetoescamper 10 hrs ago #21

Wowsa what a photo irisblue 13 hrs ago #19

Thanks, irisblue Mousetoescamper 10 hrs ago #22

A very charming photo, Mousetoescamper! Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #20

Thanks, Diamond_Dog. I went into the house for my camera after a warbler flew Mousetoescamper 10 hrs ago #23

And in the end you clearly, cleanly had a handle on things. yuk yuk George McGovern 9 hrs ago #24

MuirHero

(47 posts)

1. Is that basil in the garden?

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:21 AM

15 hrs ago

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

6. Yes

Reply to MuirHero (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:36 AM

15 hrs ago

CrispyQ

(40,206 posts)

2. That is a fabulous picture!!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:23 AM

15 hrs ago

I love wrens! They don't come to my yard, though.

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

11. Thanks, CrispyQ

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:50 AM

15 hrs ago

Carolina wrens, catbirds, cardinals and house finches are my backyard birds this time of year.

anciano

(1,943 posts)

3. Great pic! 👍

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:24 AM

15 hrs ago

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

12. Thanks, anciano

Reply to anciano (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:51 AM

15 hrs ago

patphil

(8,226 posts)

4. Perfect balance between the garden, old shovel, and that amazing Carolina wren.

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Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:35 AM

15 hrs ago

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

13. Thanks, patphil

Reply to patphil (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:52 AM

15 hrs ago

tblue37

(66,845 posts)

5. Why "teakettle"?

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:35 AM

15 hrs ago

Walleye

(42,293 posts)

8. That's how you identify their sound. Doesn't sound exactly like tea kettle to me but close.

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #5)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:38 AM

15 hrs ago

tblue37

(66,845 posts)

9. Oh. I am severely hearing impaired, so I can't hear it.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #8)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:39 AM

15 hrs ago

Walleye

(42,293 posts)

10. That's the way the sound is always described. Not sure if it's accurate.

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #9)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:46 AM

15 hrs ago

I know they usually repeat their phrase three or four times and it’s very loud and beautiful.

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

14. It's the most common mnemonic device (and the one I learned) for remembering their call.

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #5)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:54 AM

15 hrs ago

Walleye

(42,293 posts)

7. I love those little babies, they fill the yard with song

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:37 AM

15 hrs ago

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

15. They're very active and endlessly entertaining

Reply to Walleye (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:59 AM

15 hrs ago

brer cat

(27,102 posts)

16. Very nice shot!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 12:00 PM

15 hrs ago

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

17. Thanks, brer cat

Reply to brer cat (Reply #16)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 12:36 PM

14 hrs ago

George McGovern

(9,255 posts)

18. Delightful Mousetoescamper!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 01:26 PM

13 hrs ago

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

21. Thanks, George

Reply to George McGovern (Reply #18)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 04:34 PM

10 hrs ago

irisblue

(35,890 posts)

19. Wowsa what a photo

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 01:27 PM

13 hrs ago

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

22. Thanks, irisblue

Reply to irisblue (Reply #19)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 04:34 PM

10 hrs ago

Diamond_Dog

(38,402 posts)

20. A very charming photo, Mousetoescamper!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 01:53 PM

13 hrs ago

Great job catching him on the shovel like that!

Mousetoescamper

(6,624 posts)

23. Thanks, Diamond_Dog. I went into the house for my camera after a warbler flew

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #20)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 04:41 PM

10 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:51 PM - Edit history (1)

to one of the holly trees in my neighbor's yard. By the time I got back the warbler had flown, but after a few minutes I heard the wren and found it perched on the handle.

George McGovern

(9,255 posts)

24. And in the end you clearly, cleanly had a handle on things. yuk yuk

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #23)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 05:52 PM

9 hrs ago

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