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27-SEP-2015 Tom Grey

Rock Wrens, at play (?)

Coyote Valley OSP

Three Rock Wrens were seen in the rocky area uphill from the Preserve parking lot, with the two of them shown here engaging in almost continuous chase-play suggestive of courtship. This species sometimes has second and even third clutches of young, extending into late summer; this may have been an adult pair with a late-fledged young bird, and the play may have been post-breeding pair-bonding behavior. BNA reports that there is little published work on Rock Wren behavior.

Canon EOS-1D X
1/2000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso1600 full exif

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Hank Vander Velde28-Sep-2015 01:39
Super interaction shot Tom.