Male Splendid Fairy-Wren
'A Black Currawong's Stare'
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
This species is only found in Tasmania. As their name suggests they are all almost totally black apart from those wonderful piercing eyes and the very tips of their tail and wings have fine white dashes like they have been carefully dipped with white paint.
Magpie-Lark Reflection
Tawny Frogmouth family
Male Splendid Fairy-Wren on Fence
'A Hobby's Stare'
The Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) is one of Australia's smallest raptors, but just like its larger cousin of the Peregrine Falcon it is one of the fastest flying birds in the sky. Attacking prey with deadly speed and manoeuvrability. Often called the Little Falcon.
Twenty-Eight Parrot in Autumn
Tawny Frogmouth family
Two Splendid Fairy-Wrens Embrace
White Cheeked Honeyeater
'Splendid Fairy-Wren in Eclipse'
Splendid Fairy-Wren males are often called Blue Wrens because of their striking blue plumage, but after the breeding season they moult from that brilliant blue to this 'eclipse' (hidden) form giving them a better chance against predators.
Male Splendid Fairy-Wren
Female Splendid Fairy-Wren
Female Red-Tailed Back Cockatoo Flying
