Sao Paulo
09Oct2017
(Southern) House Wren
In southern Mexico, Central and
South America...likely to become
a separate species.
Troglodytes aedon musculus
(L 4.75" WS 6" Wt 0.39 oz)
Itatiaia Nat’l Park
18Oct2017
Troglodytes in Greek means
cave dweller; aedon in Greek
mythoogy refers to
Aedon wife
of Zethus who was turned into
a bird by Zeus.
Molly has a myna bird,
a raven and a wren.
She loves her owl, her guinea fowl,
her ostrich and her hen.
(Kenn Newbitt)
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Bob Sundstrom
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Society