Jenny at home
There’s a commotion in the bushes. It’s Britain’s noisiest bird in noise per weight; the Wren.
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-4770-725x483.jpg)
My 1935 Outline of Nature says:
“Its song is one of the most surprising features of the wren, for it is a performance of such power and vehemence that it would seem impossible for so small a bird to produce so large a volume of sound. If we watch the wren singing we shall see how the ardour of its song shakes it; it puts its whole soul into the song…”
Their poise is something else.
The reason for the noise is that there’s a family here. The adults are busy foraging for their chicks.
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-4755-725x483.jpg)
The youngsters have a soft yellow gape to their beaks:
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-4757-725x483.jpg)
I’ve had some amazing experiences with Wrens on Westray. Seeing this family brings back all the emotions of a severely injured Wren continuing to feed its family:
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-4762-725x483.jpg)
They’re brilliant at finding insects:
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-4782-725x483.jpg)
It’s over forty years since I drew a Wren for my nature notebooks:
One has perched on top of the wind-burnt Sycamore. I stand a chance of getting close to it if I’m careful.
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-4806-725x483.jpg)
I’m wading through waist-high nettles, moving very deliberately.
Now this, this is how close I want to be.
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-4813-725x483.jpg)
What a pleasure to be a part of their hard-working world.
More Wrens
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Wren-The-Hall-of-Einar-4-200x300.jpg)
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (C) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Wren-The-Hall-of-Einar-3-300x200.jpg)
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Wren-The-Hall-of-Einar-6488-300x200.jpg)
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Wren-The-Hall-of-Einar--300x169.jpg)
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Wren-The-Hall-of-Einar-7-300x169.jpg)
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/River-Lemon-The-Hall-of-Einar-2-300x200.jpg)
![Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Papay-The-Hall-of-Einar-4-300x200.jpg)
![Ring of Brodgar - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Orkney-The-Hall-of-Einar-6-300x200.jpg)
![Wrens - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Westray-The-Hall-of-Einar-5838-300x200.jpg)