Yellow Flowers for a Blue Wren
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382412)
Rockingham, Australia
February 15, 2017 8:17pm CST
The little blue fairy wrens which are prolific throughout the south-west of Western Australia appear on all sorts of articles from cups to tea-towels. Everyone falls in love with these tiny birds as they become tame very easily. There are a few various types. One Shire has chosen the fairy wren as its emblem.
We have a lot that bathe in our bird baths. The cock birds of one species are a brilliant blue. Some of the ones here have russet-coloured wings like the one on the sign in the photo.
What I liked about the sign was the last bit where it states that the male brings yellow flowers to the female when he is courting her. While I'm not disputing this fact, I do sometimes wonder how the experts know this.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
16 Feb 17
Although I am among birds all my waking hours I have yet to learn their names. Just as you, I too am intrigued how these researchers know about the yellow flowers thing (lol)
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
16 Feb 17
@JudyEv I have created a slide show of some of othe birds that visit Solitaire
I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator (http://www.youtube.com/upload) Happy to share my moments with the birds that visit Solitaire
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 17
@allknowing The slideshow is lovely. You have some birds that we don't have at all here.
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 17
Those are cute birds. Who knows how they know about the yellow flowers. but it is a nice gesture. Even human males don't often bring flowers to their mates. I say learn from these adorable birds how to do it right. I will have to find out if we have these birds here also.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
16 Feb 17
@JudyEv That is a nice gesture,But I too wonder how the researchers know it.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
16 Feb 17
@JudyEv Yes while watching animal planet I have come across researchers saying how they have spent so many months with hidden cameras on the forests.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 17
@silvermist In some cases they put cameras down burrows and all sorts don't they?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Feb 17
You have such colorful birds. Here we get plain old sparrows.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Feb 17
@JudyEv No Cardinals here in the LA area. They are found back east.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Mar 17
Yes, I guess so. And I suppose it is a yellow wildflower of some sort.
@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 17
They are only tiny but so perky. No wonder they are so popular. So become so tame they will eat out of your hand.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Feb 17
I had no idea any bird gave another bird flowers
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Feb 17
Yes I guess so. It would be nice to know how they do it.
@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Feb 17
That's pretty interesting if they do actually do that.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 17
Yes, they must have. It's strange it has to be yellow flowers.
@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 17
I'm sure it's true but I'd like to know how they know. :)
@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
16 Feb 17
Some members of the animal kingdom are much more sensitive than humans. I have recently been watching a lot of BBC Earth and am constantly fascinated by their behaviors.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 17
There is a lot that most of us don't know about the animal world.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Feb 17
I reckon they have studied the birds to know, I wonder why yellow?
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 17
I'm sure they have too but birds can be pretty hard to study, can't they?
