Wrens

[Khandro]

I've just been watching one through my window on the wide ledge beyond,
s/he didn't know I was only a foot away on the other side of the glass. I've never been so close to one for so long, I have usually only glimpsed them from a distance, disappearing into undergrowth. Lovely little thing, I believe there are large numbers of them despite the fact that they are not so easily observed as they seem never to be still for more than a second at a time.
I shall put some seeds out and see if s/he returns - good idea?

[melv16]

You'd be better putting out some spiders, khanro. Wrens are insectivorous.

[Togo]

Yes on the ground near to cover. Wrens rarely visit a bird feeder unless there is a good "table" area, they will feed under it though is there is cover near by.

[woofgang]

they aren’t really seed eaters
https://www.justaddbirds.co.uk/attracting-wrens/

[Togo]

Mealworms I put out melv.

[gness]

Lovely, Khandro......try some cheese and mealworms.....x

[Khandro]

My food supplies don't run to mealworms unfortunately, so I'll try some cheese bits.
I just looked up wrens on Google images and they all seem to have lighter coloured breasts and markings. Mine was completely single-coloured, a sort of warm burnt umber, maybe German wrens are different?

[hereIam]

I love these little things, one sometimes visits my feeding station and I love to see it.

[woofgang]

cheese is fine short term, but long term, its too salty for birds and can make them ill

[ladybirder]

How lovely Khandro. I get one visiting my garden regularly. Love their Latin name - 'Troglodytes troglodytes'.

[Maydup]

We are lucky enough to have a wren living close to the kitchen window. Its been around and about for as long as I can remember and don't feed it. I think the attraction here is the unkempt bramble and ivy on the fence. It provides low cover and is probably full of insects.

I wouldn't worry about feeding it, just enjoy watching it finding its food naturally and it will probably stay around without encouragement.

[Chipchopper]

Wonderful!.
Make a log stack in your garden or a pile of brush, this will be a great habitat for wrens and will give you a friend for life!
I sprinkle a few suet a pellets around for the robins that visit regularly, may suit wrens too.
Most of the wren nests that I've seen have been in the roots of fallen trees in the woods.
It often amazes me how sitting in a car, can make the perfect hide for watching wildlife, as they don't seem to see people looking out of the window.