Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)

This is another one of the birds that we see in our back woodsy area. And, oh please, visit my Flickr page as I got a lovely photo of the Chestnut backed Chickadee, better than the one I put up some days ago. Also a nice image of the Townsend's Warbler. Just four new ones..so check it out if you have time.

Another great day for bird watching and I confess, that's about all I've done today, except for a bit of laundry. I don't care. If the weather and birds are in sync, then I say take advantage of the opportunity. After our son moves out, major house cleaning (also known as having a Swissfit...from our friend Lorenzo who uses that term when a major cleaning out is called for.. He lived in Switzerland, so knows about all things Swiss, even Swissfits.)

So who is this Bewick anyway? See, another learning experience. So, this little wren is named for him. Cool.

Thomas Bewick (c. 11 August 1753 - 8 November 1828) was an English wood engraver and ornithologist. He is best known for his History of British Birds. He also notably illustrated Aesop's Fables.

And the warbler is named after:

John Kirk Townsend (August 10, 1809 - February 6, 1851) was an American naturalist, ornithologist and collector.

Townsend was born in Philadelphia and trained as a physician and pharmacist. He developed an interest in natural history in general and bird collecting in particular. In 1833, he was invited by the botanist Thomas Nuttall to join him on Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth's second expedition across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Townsend collected a number of animals new to science. These included birds such as the Mountain Plover, Vaux's Swift, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Townsend's Warbler and Sage Thrasher, and a number of mammals such as the Douglas Squirrel; several of these were described by Bachman (1839)[1] from samples collected by Townsend.

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!