Red Backed Fairy Wren

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greviousbh
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Red Backed Fairy Wren

I was walking up to the shed and whom do I spot on the grass stalk in the back paddock ? This pretty little fellow.

Pic's aren't very good unfortunately, he was a long way off the blowing around in the breeze

and then his better half came out for a look...

I assume they are nesting in the grass

A couple days before I heard the wonderful screech of some Black Cocactoos.  They love munching on the nuts of the She Oaks that we have on our place.  I grabbed the camera as they flew over head, pretty hard to get anything decent but this is the best of them

laza
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What a little beauty

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Tezza
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havent yet seen a Red Backed Fairy Wren but   hope to soon thanks for sharing smiley

Annie W
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Such pretty little birds.  Mrs Wren looks like she has a mouthful, for some hungry babies somewhere perhaps?

West Coast Tasmania

rawshorty
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I just had a look where Redbacks are. Looks like a road trip is in ordersmiley

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greviousbh
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RubyE wrote:

hungry babies somewhere perhaps?

I think so, there was a patch of grass they kept disappearing into.  I don't want to go stumbling aorund upsetting them so I will leave them to it.

greviousbh
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rawshorty wrote:
I just had a look where Redbacks are. Looks like a road trip is in ordersmiley 

According to our book we're at the very bottom of their range.  Either these guys are about as far south as you can go or climate change is affecting thier range and they're migrating south.  

You;re always wlecome to pop into our porperty if you want to take pics.  Can't guarentee any birds.  Spring is an awesome time for honeyeaters :)

WhistlingDuck

thats a stunning little bird ... thanks for posting

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