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The first photos of Wren were taken, as usual, by accident. It was in a mixed forest on a small clearing, with the stock standing in the middle, heavily trimmed by woodpeckers. The woodpeckers, especially green and black were the object of my father-in-law’s and my sighs. We set up a tripod, put the camouflage net up and wait. An hour or two, just 5-6 meters behind us, we hear a noise on a pile of branches. We slowly turn around and see that we're being watched by a small inhabitant of the forest, which, after two hours of observation came to the conclusion that we are not dangerous and he was doing its “own business”, ignoring our presence. I carefully and slowly changed the lens about 180 degrees and started the session. The funny thing was that the camouflage net was behind our back, not only did not help, it limited the access of light. That is how I was able to take the first photos of the inhabitant of the forest, which was not easy to photograph. He lives in the undergrowth and it moves quickly and chaotically. There are some descriptions in the literature, which say that it is the smallest or one of the smallest birds in Europe. The latter formulation is closer to the truth. Wren weighs about 10 grams, twice as many as Goldcrest or Common Firecrest. However, it is three times smaller than a sparrow. It has a wingspan of about 15 cm and more importantly, it can be observed throughout the year because it does not fly away for the winter.
Last minute news – 09/2013
Several times already new photos were added to the wren’s gallery, but the single ones. All them I took by chance when being in the woods, and in fact at the bottom of its parts - the underbrush, where wrens live. This small bird probably will be one of those species that I never get tired of, just as a nuthatch, and watching them always gives a lot of joy and satisfaction. It is not an easy object for the photographer. It is constantly in the motion looking out all around the area. With its upturned tail and movements it does have a lot of grace and charm. Amazingly this open-air scenario was similar to the one in which I took the first pictures of wren. The bird was actually at the back of my tent-lookouts and accepted my shelter so that I could take a lot of interesting pictures. There are many in fact, maybe even with a bit monotonous background, but I find them good ones and I have a big soft spot for this bird species, so I decided to publish all new pictures added in September 2013 on the other side of the wren’s gallery. There are many close-ups that capture the charm of this small, of about 10-grams resident of undergrowth. Actually, I should say residents, as in a pile of branches, twigs, from branch to branch jumped three wrens. And because the gallery has been completely changed I decided to put it in the news, despite the fact that the wren has been photographed as a species a long time ago. Welcome.
Last minute news 04-2015
Here we have another reconstruction in my gallery. I have gathered images introducing a new quality and variety in the current look of the wren’s gallery. As usually, it was a coincidence. In fact I was waiting for a kingfisher, but there in the near distance the wren showed up. For this bird shots on the water are quite unusual. There are so many interesting pictures that I decided to rebuild its previous gallery and include them in the news.
Last minute news 04/2016
I sat in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, where it was possible to find a hazel grouse, three-toed woodpecker and who knows what else. This time, besides three-toed woodpecker, an Eurasian wren appeared there. The bird was so close that some interesting photos were taken. Again there was a reconstruction of the gallery.
Last minute news-11-2020
The wren is absolutely one of my favorites. His behavior, singing and upturned tail make him a species that is impossible not to like. In addition, as I wrote, after a moment of calm behavior, without masking, it can be observed, photographed from a few meters. Probably the only positive side of the coronavirus slowdown is the fact that we have time for things, things for which we have always missed it. This time, I used it to take a few photos of the wren and rework all my previous photos of the wren. The gallery has changed a lot and that's why it goes to the news and my favorite galleries.
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