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A few weeks ago, I wrote that we had American robins nesting in our yard, and that I’d pointed a video camera at them. So far, political correctness hasn’t reached the level of insanity where shooting video of birds without their permission gets me arrested for voyeurism or sued for taking unauthorized images of minors.

I finally got around to editing “the interesting bits” together, adding a few KDH-style captions, and posting the results to YouTube.

There are two videos, shot three days apart. The amount that the babies grew in that time surprised me. (I was going to use the word “astonished” but who uses that word these days except for effect?)

The babies have long-since flown the nest, (much like our own babies), and now some house wrens seem to be checking it out. I don’t think they’re considering moving in—apparently house wrens build their own from scratch. (Well, actually, they build them from sticks, feather, hair, wool, moss and suchlike, but you know what I mean.)

Boring Fact

The Latin name for the House Wren is troglodytes aedon.
Many who know my natural habitat (nestled in my tiny office in the basement) refer to me as a troglodyte, or “cave dweller”—a badge I wear with pride. And according to Google Translate (not the most reliable source, I admit), “aedon” means “bore”. I’ve been accused of being a bore, so perhaps I should use a house wren as my profile picture.

Hmmm… I’ll think on that one. Meanwhile…

Watch the July 6 video here.  (5 mins 20 secs)

Watch the July 9 video here.  (7 mins 4 secs)

These were my first attempts at creating a “nature” video. They aren’t bad, but the darned birds had to choose a spot with an impeded line of sight! I’m going to look for more opportunities to capture wildlife, to see if I can improve though.

Perhaps we’ll have a bear den in our yard this winter…