PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae

Malurus pulcherrimus  

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)
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© Kay Parkin 2014
Middleback Range, SA (Oct, 2014)

A weekend on the Eyre Peninsula was rewarded when I found this male fairy-wren in full colour!

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Who'd rob a Fairy-wren?

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren Tackles Large Moth

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Female Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Male Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren in Eclipse Plumage

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren