Today I cleaned out seven nesting boxes after the year's nesting season. All of them were stuffed full of twigs. Wrens do that to eliminate competition. Remember the fable of The Dog In The Manger? The dog lies on the hay in the cow's manger. The dog doesn't eat the hay, but doesn't allow the cow to feed. This seems apropos to the wren's behavior. There were nests under the twigs in some boxes, so I hope the tree swallows successfully nested in them.
Fortunately I'm not squeamish. Two of the boxes contained mice. At least six half-grown mice exited one box.
Takk for alt,
Al
Nesting box decorated by a granddaughter with Kaia peeking around.
Nesting box stuffed full of twigs by a wren.
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