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Rock wren at nest entrance

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Rock wren at nest entrance

Some rock wrens make nest burrows under alpine shrubs. This male is bringing a large insect back to feed to a chick. Both parents incubate their three to five eggs, and feed the young.

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Christina Troup, Birds of mountains and open country – Rock wren, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14016/rock-wren-at-nest-entrance (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 1 March 2009.