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The name "Wren's Nest" came from his discovery of a family of wrens living in the mailbox in the spring of 1895. [5] After several years of correspondence, Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley visited Harris at Wren's Nest in 1900. Harris's children were especially interested in Riley and nicknamed him Uncle Jeems. [6]
Poems Composed or Suggested during a Tour in the Summer of 1833 1835 Address from the Spirit of Cockermouth Castle 1833 " 'Thou look'st upon me, and dost fondly think," Poems Composed or Suggested during a Tour in the Summer of 1833 1835 Nun's Well, Brigham 1833 "The cattle crowding round this beverage clear"
The Window; or, The Songs of the Wrens is a song cycle by Arthur Sullivan with words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Written in 1867–1870, it was eventually published in 1871. Written in 1867–1870, it was eventually published in 1871.
"The Sparrows Nest" is a lyric poem written by William Wordsworth at Town End, Grasmere, in 1801.It was first published in the collection Poems in Two Volumes in 1807.. The poem is a moving tribute to Wordsworth's sister Dorothy, recalling their early childhood together in Cockermouth before they were separated following their mother's death in 1778 when he was barely eight years old.
It will occasionally pause its song in order to chase its competitors. Bewick's wrens form monogamous pairs that will then forage together. [2] The male wren begins building the nest in a cavity or birdhouse, with the female joining in later. The nest is constructed from twigs and other plant materials and is often lined with feathers.
The Pacific wren nests mostly in coniferous forests, especially those of spruce and fir, where it is often identified by its long and exuberant song. Although it is an insectivore , it can remain in moderately cold and even snowy climates by foraging for insects on substrates such as bark and fallen logs.
The editors group riddles, "succinct formulations of traditional wisdom", and "metrical charms" under the wisdom poetry heading. [ 6 ] Carolyne Larrington , whose study A Store of Common Sense compares Old English and Old Icelandic (or Old Norse ) wisdom poetry, defines a wisdom poem as one that "exists primarily to impart a body of information ...
Nest cavities are usually a few meters above ground at most, [21] [22] but occasionally on cliffs as high up as 15 m (49 ft) and more at least in southern populations [verification needed]; they may be natural or man-made, often using bird houses. Northern house wrens are feisty and pugnacious animals considering their tiny size.