Still in his breeding plumage

I got quite a surprise yesterday to see this little blue wren in my backyard still in blue. Normally they lose their blue breeding plumage after the breeding season, until they regain it again in spring. But Google tells me that some older males sometimes keep their breeding plumage all year....so I'm guessing that's the case for this little guy. I will be stalking him over the next little while, hopefully for a better shot :)

[Issi Bannerman]

How sweet!

[Susan Wakely]

Great capture and really interesting.

[Babs]

Looks as though she is interested in him

[Beverley]

Very beautiful…

[Casablanca 🇬🇧]

Gorgeous shot

[Kathy A]

Very sweet

[Chrissie]

Great capture

[Yao RL]

How sweet and makes me smile.

[Renee Salamon]

The mating game😊 delightful capture

[Diana]

Such a lovely shot of these adorable little birds. I love that little uplifted leg.

[Tim L]

As an older male myself, i fully approve of the wren's decision.

[Wylie]

Oh, my fav little birds. Well done on capturing these quick little things.

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture!

[Oli Lindenskov]

Great shot😊

[Joan Robillard]

Great shot, I like how the other bird seems about to stamp its foot down.

[Dione Giorgio]

Gorgeous close up shot and scene. Fav.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Great catch!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

No stalking necessary imho! I really like the interaction between the two birds in this shot- it's a fun story.

[Peter Dulis]

lovely

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[Mags]

Beautiful capture!

[narayani]

Lovely to see the two together

[Vesna]

Fav!

[Beryl Lloyd]

So very sweet - such gorgeous little birds ¬!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cute capture.

[Jerzy]

Is she teaching the male to dance ? Good luck with that :-) Great shot.

[Fisher Family]

A lovely shot of both birds - fav!

Ian

[Agnes]

Awesome close up

[Dorothy]

Oh I love these birds!

[carol white]

A beautiful capture. Fav 😊

[Margaret Brown]

Beautifully caught

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely capture!

[Pat Knowles]

Is it a male & female…..they look very different but if he’s in his courting attire he’s very smart.

[Suzanne]

It's a pretty amazing shot. And superb fairy wrens are really interesting in all kinds of ways:
https://evidentlyscientifical.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/the-promiscuous-life-of-the-superb-fairy-wren/
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/storystream/superbly-polyamorous/102150840
https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v110n03/p0588-p0593.pdf

[Christine Sztukowski]

So very precious

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Marj]

Fantastic !

[Valerie Chesney]

Delightful! FAV

[Christina]

This is too cute!

[Paula Fontanini]

What a delightfully cute couple!!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

So cute

[Judith Johnson]

Superb shot, fav

[william wooderson]

A better shot? You already have an excellent one here! Fav

[Rob Z]

So well shown - and so interesting. I had never twigged to the fact that they lose their colour! :)