Look Who Came Out To Play_2078982

This little fellow's plumage was so motley, that I think he is probably a juvenile male. There was another male flitting around who was still in his beautiful breeding plumage but he kept to the shadows.

[Diana]

A magnificent close up with wonderful plumage details and colours.

[Glenda]

Beautiful

[Phil Sandford]

Beautiful. What bird is it please?

[Peter Dulis]

so sweet

[Merrelyn]

@phil_sandford It's a splendid fairy wren Phil.

[Esther Rosenberg]

oh wow, what a gorgeous bird and such details in your shot. HIs pose is fantastic!

[LManning (Laura)]

He is most splendid! A fantastic capture.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

He is so cute. Great capture.

[gloria jones]

Perfect capture

[Monica]

So cute!

[JackieR]

@phil_sandford he's a fairy wren, the most agile, elusive beautiful blue bird I've been lucky to see!!

A fab capture Merrelyn ( it's four years ago this week we met!)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh those young boys are such a mess as their breeding plumage comes in - that's so fab

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond @phil_sandford it's actually a splendid fairy wren :) I get the superb fairy wrens here - check this out https://fairywrenproject.org/meet-the-fairywrens/

[JackieR]

@koalagardens x

[Joan Robillard]

Looks wet

[Carole Sandford]

Wow! So colourful! So pretty!

[Issi Bannerman]

Wow. Beautaiful.

[Sharon Lee]

❤️

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Would you look at that tail! Proud a peacock.

[haskar]

Beautifulbird and lovely shot.

[narayani]

Fabulous shot of him!!

[FBailey]

A little beauty!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful. great details, fav. capture.

[Merrelyn]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond They’ve certainly galloped by.

[Frances Tackaberry]

Gorgeous bird!! What species is this?

[Nick]

Such pretty colours on this little bird.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[summerfield]

i can't get over that high tail! it's so cute. aces!

[Merrelyn]

@koalagardens Thanks for sharing the link Katrina. I'd love to see some of the other fairy wrens.

[Wylie]

What a mess! I've never seen such a motley thing :) beautifully captured. fav

[Valerie Chesney]

Gorgeous messy little adorable fairy wren..

[*lynn]

excellent capture! fav

[Monique]

Wonderful capture

[Shutterbug]

Nice spotting. Beautiful colors.

[Elyse Klemchuk]

What a beautiful messy wren!

[Vesna]

This photo is on Top 20 Chart. Congratulaions!

[Denise Wood]

Congratulations on No 7 in TT Merrelyn - this photo truly deserved it :)

[Carole G]

I missed this Merrelyn, fab photo, congratulations on the top 20 placing

[Merrelyn]

@vesna0210 @yorkshirekiwi @gilbertwood Thank you. He chose the perfect place to sit still for me :)