Doesn't everyone love wrens? Here, three species brighten our days. Year-round, only one stays. Another comes in summer to raise families. Now, with winter setting in, the one most rare has arrived.

You will usually hear them before you see them. House wrens are small birds, but they are a great addition to almost any garden. I’m standing in my garden watching a tiny brownish bird streak from the ...

If you've been labouring tirelessly to create a stunning garden, it can be disappointing when birds fail to make it their home. However, don't despair. Specialists say that by introducing just a ...

A: No one knows for sure what causes baldness in birds. And often in the literature that I read, the condition has not been well studied. Fortunately, in most cases new head feathers grow within a few ...

For the last few weeks, just before sunrise — if it is not cold or rainy — I wake to the lovely song of a Carolina wren, sweet, loud and constantly changing from one tune to another with some melodic ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — The drama started the first time a house wren showed up, nearly a decade ago ...