Mr and Mrs Fairy-wren paint a cosy picture of domestic harmony which doesn’t hint at the pre-dawn visits which ensure a diverse gene pool amongst the offspring they raise.
Superb Fairy-wren (male)
Fairy-wrens are busy in my garden all year but especially enjoyable to watch during spring when I’m always hopeful they will successfully raise a batch or two of fledglings. With the new cat curfew laws in the Shire of Yarra Ranges (that were instigated last week) I have been hopeful that this year they wouldn’t have to contend with prowling cats but sadly the large ginger and white cat that wandered into my garden this afternoon can’t have read the new bylaws.
Superb Fairy-wren (female)
My internet connection is often poor but has been abysmal while working on this post, I hope you’ll forgive its brevity. I’ll write more about monogamy versus social monogamy when my connection stays connected for more than half a minute at a time. Please randomly dip into an older post (from the list on the right) if you’d like to spend a little longer with the birds.
Happy birding, Kim
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Excellent color and detail, as always. Such cute little birds and sassy tail positions too!
Thank you Julie, that’s a good word ‘sassy’!
I just love these adorable wrens.. The Male is stunning.. Great shots.
Thanks Eileen, I’m glad you like them.
Incredible images of a cute little bird. I love the colors! Too bad the cats OWNERS didn’t read the new bylaws.
You are absolutely right Sherry!
Lovely shots Kim. What were your settings and how far from them were you. I can’t seem to get the feather detail that you do.
Thanks Paul. I will post the settings when my internet connection improves and I’m at the desktop rather than the laptop. I know I used the 7D and the 100-400 and the wrens do sometimes come fairly close … I’ll update as soon as I can.
Aw they are super cute
Thank you Tamsin!xo
Hi Kim; I had not realized that the female and male fairy wrens were so very different in color, I do know the male is usually always bright colors. There are so very cute and quite well imagine your delight watching them in your yard. What color are their eggs. My placemat’s with Australian birds on them have very sweet wrens that I just love but the kookabird is still my favourite.Love Dona
I had to research the colour of their eggs which are apparently whitish with brown speckles. I have often watched the fairywrens building nests and feeding young but have only ever looked for the nest at the end of the season and have never seen eggs. Kookaburras are pretty awesome 🙂 x
Hi Kim
Those shots are so clear. They are remarkable.
Mal
Thank you Mal, and thanks also for helping their habitat continue to improve.