| Variegated Fairy-wren
Upper Lockyer, Queensland, Australia 2008-9? Maybe early 2009, January? |
This beautiful little Fairy-wren is found right across Australia. This male was photographed in Upper Lockyer, south-east Queensland, so I think it is of the race Malurus lamberti.
Back in Niigata, last Saturday, October 5th, some friends and I went hoping to find migrating raptors at Yamamoto Mountain in Ojiya. Sadly, we didn’t see any as I think we were too late in the season. We saw one swift flutter by but I haven’t Identified it. According to the web, there were 300 raptors seen passing the mountain back on the morning of September 18th. Last year, I think I went about that time but I was too early!
Anyway, hope this little Fairy-wren makes up for a poor Japanese raptor report.
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Raptors that migrate!? A different world eh?Congratulations on the pictures. I seldom visit this bird's range & have never got photos anywhere near as hoc as these. Well done!
shame you missed the raptors but your Variegated Fairy Wren is fantastic
Varie-gated and varie-beautiful!Couldn't miss that one, sorry!!But I mean it, what an exquisite bird this one is!I wish I could see one for myself, thanks for sharing this jewel, Russell!Cheers!
Shame about the raptors Russell – birds hardly ever cooperate with us birders do they? Better luck next time.The fairy wren is just superb – what long legs they have.
That is one gorgeous little bird! I never realized their "whiskers" were so long.
Truly beautiful and adorable birds. Well captured, Russell.
Wow what a bird! I can totally spend the whole day watching and taking photos of them.
Thank you, everyone. They are super little birds.
Wonderful little bird – the red / chestnut band is great.Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne.
Well, they sure beat the wrens here in Japn!
It's a beauty !
Absolutely breathtaking….he almost looks magical :)