Monday, April 20, 2009

Red-backed Wren

The Red-backed Wren is the smallest of the Fairy Wrens. These ones were busily feeding in the grass when I saw them the other day. They are so tiny that the long grass easily hid them. Only the males have the bright scarlet color - females and eclipse males are the plainest colored of all the Fairy Wrens.
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9 comments:

  1. Wow, i thought they were two different species. nice photos.

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  2. What a beautiful contrast with the brilliant red against the black. Such a long tail for a tiny bird.
    Lovely photos.

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  3. Lovely little chap, Mick. You captured both male and female very well.

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  4. Thanks for commenting Tom, John and Bob and Cynthia.

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  5. Super captures of these little guys Mick. If they are anything like our wrens over here, they move around a lot and are very quick. Great job and beautiful birds!

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  6. Thanks Larry and you are right that they move all the time. Plus they are so small that any piece of grass hides them.

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  7. Well captured, Mick! I've been trying for in-flight pix of males, but they're just toooooo small!

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  8. Thanks Tony. In-flight photos would be definitely be impossible for me - it was hard enough to capture them sitting still.

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  9. Beautiful colourful male.
    The female is more like our Tailor bird here.

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