Over the winter this was a house for a mouse. I learned that earlier this spring when I dug my hand in to clean out the debris and a mouse scampered up the inside and then down the backside. The mouse froze in place as we made eye-to-eye contact and then I apologized profusely for disturbing his/her home sweet home.
Needless to say, I couldn’t cause any more damage and left the rest of what was still inside of Mouses’ soft and cozy furnishings.
This afternoon when I saw something peek its head out the hole I thought once again that it must be the mouse. Upon closer inspection, I realized it was a Wren.
Watching for a few moments I noticed Wren was busy throwing sticks and debris out the hole – one small bit at a time. Was Wren cleaning out what Mouse left behind? Or did Wren over plan and had too many building materials he/she needed to dispose of?
With his/her head cocked to the side in this photo I couldn’t help but think that perhaps Wren was having second thoughts about what just went out the hole. You know how it is – should I or shouldn’t I get rid of that sweater? It goes in the bag for Goodwill, and then later in the day, it gets pulled back out, because you are just not quite ready to depart with it yet.
Whatever the case it was for Wren, it was a few moments of amusement for my mind which I greatly appreciated.
XO,
Barb
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