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<\/p>\nThe exuberance of the singing Marsh Wren may be unmatched in North American marshes.<\/p>\n
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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n In this species only males sing but they have plenty of enthusiasm for the rest of their kind. I photographed this guy in May ten years ago at Bear River MBR. In their bid for nesting success neighboring male Marsh Wrens engage in complex countersinging duels almost continuously day and night and this one was giving it his best effort.<\/p>\n Personally I adore the song of the Marsh Wren for its sheer audacity and enthusiasm if not for its musical qualities but not everyone shares my enthusiasm. Audubon once compared their \u201csong, if song I may call it… [to]… the grating of a rusty hinge.” and Audubon was far from the only early naturist to have similar sentiments.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Apologies for a quickly thrown together blog post today, in part because I’ve more than met my match with another task competing with composing new editions of Feathered Photography. Yesterday a seemingly simple project involving my 30 year old lawn sprinkling system (that must have been designed and installed by a dyslexic dropout from plumbing school) turned into a homeowner’s nightmare, especially one with a compromised back and resulting nerve issues. And last-minute problems with installing a new internal hard drive on my primary computer only added to my misery and frustrations.<\/p>\n Excuses, excuses but I’m gonna use them.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PS – I hope it goes without saying that I mean no disparagement toward those with dyslexia with my earlier analogy. In fact my intention is quite the opposite. I have friends and have had students in the past with that unfortunate learning disorder and without exception they have my respect for their efforts at overcoming their significant learning challenges. <\/em><\/p>\n It may actually have been my admiration for and familiarity with dyslexics I’ve known that made me think of them as I tried to figure out what possible kind of logic my sprinkler installer used more than thirty years ago when he laid out that tangled mess of bendable PVC pipe. This morning my front lawn has so many exploratory holes dug in it as I tried to follow convoluted pipe paths it looks like it’s infested with pocket gophers.<\/em><\/p>\n .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The exuberance of the singing Marsh Wren may be unmatched in North American marshes.<\/p>\n