Giggles

This picture tugs at my heart strings.
He is so sweet sitting up there. Perhaps the fact that he is my favorite species of bird has something to do with it as well.
I really enjoy watching our Wrens. Their movements are so snappy and nervous. They remind me of a child drummed up on an energy drink.
As they hop around their tail feathers act like a rudder to keep balance. Usually the tail will stand strait up and flip around as they dart from spot to spot.
Recently, I watched a Wren eating a seed. He grabbed one from our feeder and took it to the ground. Then he reared back his head and beat on it several times to crack it. Sounds mundane, but he had me laughing the way he moved so comically.
This picture is typical of our Wrens' behavior. Our stuff is theirs, and quite frankly, we should have left it out there for him to explore longer if he had any say in it. Nothing is off limits.

Mr. and Mrs Towhee

We have a Rufous Sided Towhee pair that have been in our backyard for a few months. I think they have a nest now, because where as before we would see them as a pair, we only ever see one at a time now. They tend to swap out and come directly for food. They are also much more bold. The male will continue feeding as we walk around close to ten feet from him as though to say, "Don't bother me with your trifling threats, I am busy eating here."
We like to call them Mr. and Mrs. Towhee.