Pointe Mouille is a state game area along the Lake Erie shoreline that is managed for waterfowl. Most of the extensive cattail marshes are degraded and have established invasive weeds present. Marsh wrens continue to flourish here and are moving into marginal habitats that have Phragmites. Phragmites does present an ideal perch for presenting territorial songs. Enjoy…
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Oh that flipped up tail! So very wren-y. And they are so loud! I can practically hear this one. Alas, the nice perch is a terrible menace. We have it here, too. I like that you’ve kept it entirely in the frame rather than cropping down. This expresses the environment somewhat without getting lost in a sea of it. The background is great. Was it a job finding one isolated this way?
Beautiful image with wonderful color and superb composition. Marsh wrens are certainly difficult to capture in the open and you’ve done a very good job in isolating this one.
Wow, this is lovely, Jim! I love wrens but they are so hard to capture out in the open and with no distracting branches and other things around them. Beautiful capture!
A funny aside about cattails though, the plant that this grass is supplanting in certain areas. I was on a field trip with a hydrologist who restores wetlands so he knows his botany when it comes to that kind of thing. He said that all cattails now are hybrids of what were once two species; a northern and a southern. Decades of searching for pure strains of either have produced nothing. I had no idea and why would I? Cattails haven’t changed how they look, just their genetics.
Hi Jim
I am glad you resisted the urge to frame this Marsh Wren with a close up. The breathing room, takes the viewer eye to your singing wren. The cattail and soft background are nice props for this nicely color wren. very nice.
Peter
@Jim_Zablotny Really enjoying this image. The pose with the tail all the way up is really great. Love the cattail and the nice complimentary background.
I really like this one, Jim. Keeping the wren small in the frame really makes it stand out - especially with that great background and no other clutter. Very nice.
Simply a fantastic pose and you couldn’t ask for a better perch.
I’m torn on the placement of the bird in the frame. Normally I’d feel like having it centered wouldn’t work as well, but the heft of the brushy vegetation definitely helps the balance here.
