{"id":12504,"date":"2019-03-25T06:15:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T10:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=12504"},"modified":"2019-03-20T13:18:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T17:18:59","slug":"take-5-marsh-wren-splits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-marsh-wren-splits\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Marsh Wren Splits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

True to their name, tiny-but-fierce Marsh Wrens are denizens of wetlands and saltmarshes of North America, returning to Massachusetts to breed in the spring. With a sharp eye, you\u2019ll spot them flitting about among the reeds, rushes, and cattails, picking at the vegetation for tasty insects and spiders and aggressively vying for resources and mates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rarely leaving the relative safety of the dense reeds, they have developed some acrobatic moves, including grasping a stalk in each foot and scuttling up and down with their tails cocked upward. Take a walk through a marsh this spring and look both between and above the reeds for Marsh Wrens: they will occasionally flutter up above the cattails and sing \u201con the wing\u201d to make themselves more conspicuous to other wrens, both males and females. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are five great photos of Marsh Wrens \u201cdoing the splits\u201d, all past submissions to our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest. Visit the photo contest page<\/a> on our website to see all the past contest winners and sign up to receive alerts when this year’s contest opens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marsh Wren \u00a9 Matt Filosa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marsh Wren \u00a9 Davey Walters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marsh Wren \u00a9 Mark Rosenstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marsh Wren \u00a9 Craig Daniliuk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Marsh
Marsh Wren \u00a9 Matt Filosa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

True to their name, tiny-but-fierce Marsh Wrens are denizens of wetlands and saltmarshes of North America, returning to Massachusetts to breed in the spring. With a sharp eye, you\u2019ll spot them flitting about among the reeds, rushes, and cattails, picking at the vegetation for tasty insects and spiders and aggressively vying for resources and mates. 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