Noise to weight ratio

There’s a Wren on a post. I wouldn’t have seen it if it wasn’t for the enormous volume of its call.

Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Wrens surely have the highest noise to weight ratio of any British bird.

Wren - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

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