Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTroglodytidae
HabitatCattail and bulrush marshes
SeasonWinter visitor and migrant through most of Texas
LocationWindy Point, Lake Travis, Texas, Travis County, Texas
Size5 in
DietInsects and spiders
ConservationLeast Concern
CameraNikon Z9Lens800mmAperturef/8Shutter1/800ISO400
This Marsh Wren posed just long enough at Windy Point.
About the Marsh Wren
A secretive wren of the cattails with a bold white eyebrow and a gurgling, rattling song, usually seen clinging sideways to two reeds at once before dropping out of sight.
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