"... long and slightly curved bill ... rusty back, rich buff underparts, and prominent white eye stripe ... Carolina wrens reside year-round in the eastern two-thirds of Texas ..."

This shows the contrast between the tails of the Carolina Wren and the Bewick's Wren.

This shows the contrast between the Carolina Wren and the Marsh Wren.

The Carolina Wrens seem to prefer man made structures (tire wells, under the hoods of tractors, barn rafters, etc.), while the House Wrens frequent more distant fence rows.

Photo taken with a Nikon D80 using a Nikon 300mm, manual focus f/2.8 lens.

March 17, 2007.