Peanuts out of the shell tempt cardinals, mockingbirds and more. Serve them chopped and birds that typically eat soft foods, such as tanagers, wrens, bluebirds and thrashers, come to the peanut feast.

What do cactus wrens eat? Spiders, small fruits and seeds make up the cactus wren’s diet. The small bird especially likes to feed on ants, ...

I was able to see one of the caterpillars the adult Carolina wren brought in for the young to eat, and I knew it had been destined to be a moth because it was hairy.

From then onward, Carolina wrens were observed in increasing numbers in Massachusetts. So what do Carolina wrens look like? Carolina wrens are small -- only about 5.5 inches in height.

The Carolina Wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina in 1948 by Act Number 693 signed by Governor Strom Thurmond.