Wren Parents handing off Baby Food. Ceramic Tree Decoration

While one could think this is is a parent feeding young in this instance the one in the box is feeding much smaller babies while the other gathers food and hands it off. This was the middle of three clutches this pair of Carolina Wrens raised in our tiny Houston, Texas backyard during the spring and summer of 2020. Wikipedia says: The Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is a common species of wren that is a resident in the eastern half of the United States of America, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico. Severe winters restrict the northern limits of their range while favourable weather conditions lead to a northward extension of their breeding range. Their preferred habitat is in dense cover in forest, farm edges and suburban areas. This wren is the state bird of South Carolina.