| Información de la foto |
Copyright: Sue Brown (Renroc)
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| Género: Animals |
| Medio: Color |
| Tomada el: 2009-11-01 |
| Categorías: Birds |
| Cámara: Sony Alfa A100, Sigma APO 70 - 300 mm f4-5,6 |
| Exposición: f/5.6, 1/500 segundos |
| Details: Tripod: Yes |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Versión de la foto: Versión original |
| Fecha enviada: 2009-11-05 23:59 |
| Vista: 138 |
| Puntos: 0 |
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| [Normas para las notas] Notas del fotógrafo |
This tiny wren was darting around in my garden on the weekend. She was there with an electric blue headed version which is the more colourful male. They didn't stay still for long so it was hard to catch them in focus. I was using a tripod and sat for a long time waiting and hoping.
The Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), also known as Superb Blue-wren or colloquially as Blue wren, is a common and familiar passerine bird of the Maluridae family. Sedentary and territorial, it is found across south-eastern Australia. The male in breeding plumage has a striking bright blue forehead, ear coverts, mantle, and tail, with a black mask and black or dark blue throat. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles are predominantly grey-brown in colour. Two subspecies are recognised: the larger and darker Tasmanian form cyaneus and the smaller and paler mainland form cyanochlamys.
Like other fairywrens, the Superb Fairywren is notable for several peculiar behavioural characteristics; birds are socially monogamous and sexually promiscuous, meaning that although they form pairs between one male and one female, each partner will mate with other individuals and even assist in raising the young from such pairings. Male wrens pluck yellow petals and display them to females as part of a courtship display.
The Superb Fairywren can be found in almost any area that has at least a little dense undergrowth for shelter, including grasslands with scattered shrubs, moderately thick forest, woodland, heaths, and domestic gardens. It has adapted well to the urban environment. The Superb Fairywren mainly eats insects and supplements its diet with seeds.
PP work was cropping and a slight sharpen. |
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