Waiting for his mate

who did arrive for a very brief stopover, then she was gone again and I could not get a shot of her.

She is much smaller than him, no red beak or long tail and just a mousy brown colour.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

that long tail with the curving lines - beautiful

[Issi Bannerman]

Lovely image and a nice vignette.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a beauty - love that long straight tail si prominent amongst all the curved branches - , nicely presented ! fav

[Dorothy]

Oh he’s gorgeous!

[Christine Louise]

Great capture, you have such striking birds in your country. I do wonder looking at the tail how it isn't a hindrance to the bird, getting all caught up in the branches.

[winghong_ho]

Beautiful capture.

[Kathy A]

Fabulous looking bird

[Desi]

Lovely shot and great edit to really make him pop

[narayani]

He is very striking

[Susan Wakely]

Fabulous tail.

[Lesley]

Just look at that amazing tail. Great capture

[Valerie Chesney]

That tail is so amazing..

[Renee Salamon]

His markings replicate the branches - I’m wondering why he has evolved with such a long tale

[Mags]

Such a pretty bird and capture!

[katy]

What a wonderfully clear shot of him, and composed nicely in those branches

[Christine Sztukowski]

Lovely presentation

[Olwynne]

Wow! That's some tail. Spectacular

[Milanie]

Wonderful presentation

[Chris Cook]

What an amazingly long tail for such a small bird.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cute capture.

[Rob Falbo]

Great look with the twigs.

[Heather]

A great capture of this stunning bird! That tail is amazing! I find it fascinating that the males and females can look so different. Fav

[Peter]

Well captured in lovely colour and detail Diana:)

[Rob Z]

Spectacular catch.

[gloria jones]

Magnificent tail feathers

[Corinne C]

An impressive tail!

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Diana]

@koalagardens @jamibann @beryl @illinilass @365projectclmutlow @wh2021 @kjarn @seacreature @narayani @wakelys @tinley23 @happysnaps @rensala @marlboromaam @grammyn @365projectorgchristine @ollyfran @milaniet @cdcook48 @mittens @robfalbo @365projectorgheatherb @pcoulson @robz @seattlite @corinnec @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Those tails amaze me every time! Good shot.

[Diana]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann :-)