It may be the early days of spring, but breeding for Carolina Wrens here in Florida has been underway for a while already. Last year I took some photos of an active Carolina Wren nest at Gemini Springs. Ma Wren thought a utility box would be a great spot to raise chicks.
Carolina Wren nest in utility box; 08-APR-12
Carolina Wren nest in utility box; 08-APR-12
Carolina Wren chicks in nest; 08-APR-12
Carolina Wren chicks in nest; 11-APR-12
The babies were gone when I checked the nest again two days later; some days later again I looked again for any signs of re-nesting but only found a lonely anole in the box. Shortly thereafter, I noted that the box was closed (as it should have been in the first place), but I bet Ma Wren had already found another spot to raise her subsequent brood.
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