The wren is an interesting fellow and he is sufficient in number to ensure that if you keep your eyes peeled in your garden or local park you will see him as he goes about his business. And what a business it is.
Unlike a number of birds – such as swans, owls and puffins – the wren doesn’t go in for monogamy. In fact he is a wild lothario who will keep two, three or even four mistresses on the go at any one time.
March is the month in which you will see him strutting his stuff. So long as he is still breathing and flapping, he will take to the task of providing for his children with alacrity in April. But think how his polygamy makes him work. Four nests to build and four little broods to feed. As if one wife weren’t enough!
