Carolina Wren Pencil Sketch p52

I like the Carolina Wrens. I’m always impressed that they brave the frigid cold and stay around all winter. In the bitter weather they regularly hide in our window wells to get out of the harsh wind, snow and cold. They probably unearth the occasional insect in the leaf litter that collects there as well. When I lived in northern New Jersey, I had one that would come right up my window to eat a suet and peanut butter mix that I’d put out. It was incredibly tolerant of human presence and allowed me to get super close with the camera. I like a cooperative subject.