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Superb Fairy-wren (12)
SueThomson
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Today my photographer buddy, Aussie Di, were not looking for nature shots. The last few weekends I had dragged her around the forest tracks in search of birds, so this weekend we were going to practise our photography on architecture and flowers.
However, when we were visiting the Teneriffe area of Brisbane, which is beside the Brisbane River, we saw a lot of little birds crazyily flying around. This lovely male Superb Fairy-wren had quite a harem of girlfriends. They were flitting between trees and unfortunately I wasn't able to get a clean shot with him in a tree, so apologise for the very ugly background...way too urban!
Nevertheless, I thought he was too pretty not to share on TN. I will have to visit the area and try again for a more natural shot!
Superb Fairy-wrens are 13-14 cm and prefer dense undergrowth of grass, bracken, shrubbery in forests, heaths, gardens, roadsides and inland watercourses. They are often found in family parties - a dominant male, one or several females, and brownish juveniles or immatures. Song is a vigorous trill, beginning squeakily, but quickly strengthening into a strong, downward cascade of louder, less sharp, musical notes. They are commonly found in Austalia in the areas of South east Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia. |
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