Fairy Wren - a bird on a mission

@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

It's the same story for a lot of birds I think. The males have the brighter colouring.

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Jojo

@Sojourn (13829)

• India

22 Sep 22

@JudyEv So, in case of birds, the females take a male out for a date and propose him

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

@Sojourn That could well be so! lol

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divalounger

@divalounger (5849)

• United States

22 Sep 22

What a cutie he is! Thank you--this brightened my day.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

I'm so pleased it brightened your day.

You don't often get a photograph of them running like that.

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@Treborika (17215)

• Mombasa, Kenya

22 Sep 22

So wonderful by the way

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@Treborika (17215)

• Mombasa, Kenya

23 Sep 22

Glad that your day is brightened

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45433)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Sep 22

Yes, he does. Looks as if he's not even touching ground, just like in a cartoon.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

I can't remember ever seeing a photo where they're sort of walking. Mostly they seem to hop with both feet together.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 22

@Treborika I think you are right. His feet don't seem to be on the ground at all.

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@Treborika (17215)

• Mombasa, Kenya

22 Sep 22

I thought he is not touching the ground

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16517)

• China

22 Sep 22

Lovely little birds ! In most birds ,the male is prettier than the female.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

Yes, that is very true. Just occasionally the female may be very pretty too. This is a male and female eclectus parrot. The male is the green one. Photo by Doug Janson, Wikimedia

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@Treborika (17215)

• Mombasa, Kenya

22 Sep 22

You are very right

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (41132)

• Delhi, India

22 Sep 22

Wow...he is beautiful. Have you seen peacocks, they are so beautiful.

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (41132)

• Delhi, India

22 Sep 22

@JudyEv Do you find Indian peacocks there in your country?

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

@sjvg1976 Yes, peacocks are relatively common here but all owned by people. When I was a child we had some on the farm.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

Peaocks are very lovely too.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

22 Sep 22

He is very pretty, isn't he?

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

They are such a bright blue. We have quite a few photos of them now but we still grab for our cameras when we still them.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

22 Sep 22

@JudyEv I'd grab my phone to get pictures, too. That's a beautiful color!

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134267)

• Roseburg, Oregon

22 Sep 22

What a nice picture of a beautiful bird.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134267)

• Roseburg, Oregon

22 Sep 22

@JudyEv Yes they are.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

Thanks. They are very pretty little things.

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@Treborika (17215)

• Mombasa, Kenya

22 Sep 22

Very nice in deed

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

22 Sep 22

So cute!

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

They are tiny little thiings. It's a wonder they don't blow away.

Anna

@LadyDuck (457321)

• Switzerland

22 Sep 22

Oh WOW, I am in awe, congratulations to Vince, this is a great photo. Cute little fellow.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457321)

• Switzerland

22 Sep 22

@JudyEv We do not have those pretty birds here.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

Thanks. They dart around so quickly it can be hard to get a good shot of them.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29097)

• United Kingdom

22 Sep 22

The colouring is so bright! And yes he definitely looks as though he is marching off very purposefully somewhere! Great photo.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

Thanks. Mostly they seem to hop everywhere so I was a bit surprised by this photo.

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@Treborika (17215)

• Mombasa, Kenya

22 Sep 22

Glad to hear that you cheer him up

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (17902)

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23 Sep 22

the bird is very unique. Excellent photography

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Sep 22

Vince was really pleased with this photo. He had been trying for some time to get a really good photo of it.

Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (17902)

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25 Sep 22

@JudyEv yes Judy the photo is lovely

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (15719)

• Raurkela, India

22 Sep 22

OH! Lovely blue wren in that bright green background. Enjoy the scenery.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

Everywhere here is lush and green at the moment.

Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (15719)

• Raurkela, India

23 Sep 22

@Treborika Thank you.

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@Treborika (17215)

• Mombasa, Kenya

22 Sep 22

Glad to hear that from you

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@dgobucks226 (34300)

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24 Sep 22

There are so many varieties of wrens. Never saw one that color before really cool! Is that variety native to Australia or that area of the world. We have Carolina wrens and house wrens in the U.S. But not as colorful as that male. Not even close! P.S. I have gotten the Carolina wren to come real close to me for a peanut. I did get one to take the peanut from my hand a few times which was really neat. I'll usually put a tray of peanuts on my deck picnic table for them.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Sep 22

They are native to Australia as fas as I know or maybe Australasia. That would be cool to have them take a peanut from your hand although they look a bit small to take a whole peanut.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 22

@dgobucks226 That makes more sense thanks.

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@dgobucks226 (34300)

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26 Sep 22

@JudyEv What they do is peck at it with their beak and break it down into small pieces to eat. I've watched them do it. Quite fascinating, lol

M Cheung

@Beestring (13271)

• Hong Kong

22 Sep 22

What a beautiful bird!

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

We have lots of photos of them but still keep taking more when we see another one.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (94747)

• Marion, Ohio

22 Sep 22

He is very pretty.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Sep 22

The blue is really spectacular.

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@Treborika (17215)

• Mombasa, Kenya

22 Sep 22

Yeah

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (79571)

• United States

22 Sep 22

Vince captured a great picture of that pretty blue wren.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (79571)

• United States

23 Sep 22

@JudyEv he looks like he's on a mission

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 22

We have quite a few photos of them now. Mostly they are all very similar of course but I liked this one of him strutting along.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (55702)

• Portugal

22 Sep 22

Looks adorable

how nice that they trust humans enough to be closer.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 22

They are such small little birds to be so unafraid.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (55702)

• Portugal

23 Sep 22

@JudyEv yes, they are but they are also brave

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26780)

• United States

23 Sep 22

Yes

. Cute fellow!

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 22

They are very pretty. Everyone loves them and some towns have adopted them as their mascot.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26780)

• United States

24 Sep 22

@JudyEv Understandable, so cute!

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

22 Sep 22

Such a cute wren. Love the blue. We only have brown ones here. The males always have the brighter and more colorful colors.

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@JudyEv (325339)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 22

They make bright spots in the garden and stand out more than the hens.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Sep 22

@JudyEv Yes I can see that from the color.

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Wilma Henry

@HomewardBound (551)

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24 Sep 22

He looks like he has very important work to do somewhere! I think it’s fascinating how male birds are usually so colorful and the females are just sort of nondescript.

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