Cactus Wren #2
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Cactus Wren #2
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) our largest wren, perches on the beautiful red rocks of Valley of Fire State Park in the Mojave Desert near Overton, Nevada.
Big and bold, with strong markings and a harsh rasping voice, this bird is very different from our other temperate-zone wrens. It represents a tropical group of large, sociable wrens, with eight species in Mexico and a few more farther south. Cactus Wrens are common in our desert southwest. They are usually seen in pairs or family parties, strutting on the ground or hopping in the brush, often posturing with spread wings and tails as they call to each other. Their bulky nests are conspicuous in cholla cactus and desert trees; after the breeding season, the wrens may sleep in these at night.
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February 9th, 2019
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Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Jurgen – your wildlife on the rocks scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2024 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful portrait photograph of a Cactus Wren perched on red rock in the desert! F/L
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