Monday, March 30, 2015

RED-WINGED FAIRY-WREN

Photographed at Cheyne Beach March 2015
557         RED-WINGED FAIRY-WREN             Malurus elegans

Australia         (398)

Also known as Marsh Wren. Found in thick club and swamp vegetation, often with sword-grass and tea-tree, on margins of streams, freshwater swamps; swamp-woodlands; understory in jarrah-karri forest; moist gullies ranges; nearby eucalypt woodlands; coastal dune vegetation; well-vegetated gardens, orchards. 14-16 cm.








Posted by at
Labels: , , , ,

3 comments:

  1. JudithMarch 31, 2015 at 4:54 AM

    Very pretty little things

    ReplyDelete
  2. saturday boyMarch 31, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    an exquisite little bird - amazing colours - he has a gorgeous blue face

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousApril 22, 2015 at 3:57 AM

    Such a cute little thing! :-)

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)