In late morning on a bitterly cold day this week, with the outside temperature at 26 degrees, I heard the unmistakable “teakettle, teakettle” song of a Carolina wren from somewhere in my yard in ...

You might think that a bird that cheerfully sings all year across most of the state and is named the Carolina Wren would be our official North Carolina bird. Nothing against the beautiful Northern ...

There's nothing like a wren on a cold, blustery winter's day to teach a quick lesson in the resilient spirit shared by all our fine feathered friends. Although not particularly suited to cold ...