Marsh Wren

f7.1 @ 1/640s, ISO:640, Nikon D300 w 500mm

\"Marsh Wren,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It is sometimes called Long-billed Marsh Wren to distinguish it from the Sedge Wren, also known as Short-billed Marsh Wren. Adults have brown upperparts with a light brown belly and flanks and a white throat and breast. The back is black with white stripes. They have a dark cap with a white line over the eyes and a short thin bill. The male\'s song is a loud gurgle used to declare ownership of territory; western males have a more varied repertoire.

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

06/28/2012