WRENS

Carolina Wren (Seen in The Woodlands, TX)
   
Cactus Wren
Cactus Wren - We found this guy in Falcon State Park (near the Rio Grande), Texas. This wren is quite large (over 8"), but that eye-stripe going clear across his forehead convinced us that he wasn't our familiar Carolina Wren on steroids!

This is the Cactus Wren's nest in the photo above.  It's almost the size of a football!