Having scoured the bird finder and other posts here, I would like someone to give their confirmation that this is a female fairy wren. I haven't spotted a male, at least not with blue plumage, but quite a few of these little ones just next to my house.
I am not an expert but as far as I can acertain the female has an orange/red beak with a similar colour around the eyes. If its beak is black and no colour around the eyes it is a non breeding male. Of course the breeding males are blue.
Feel free to have a look at the images on my site and compare them, I would suggest a right click on the link and then select open in a new tab.
Female Fairy Wren: http://www.imagistic.info/TheNaturalWorld/Animals/Birds/18026439_f2tSwD#!i=2028877685&k=RqPXpJ2&lb=1&s=A
Non-Breeding Male: http://www.imagistic.info/TheNaturalWorld/Animals/Birds/18026439_f2tSwD#!i=2052546262&k=HGTVr53&lb=1&s=A
I hope this helps
Dave
Sorry I somehow posted this twice
Dave
Definitely a fairy-wren,tiffany
Thank you for the replies, I have been on the look out for any males in breeding colours but nothing yet!
They're there somewhere, tiffany.