Thursday, November 09, 2006

The Splendid Fairy-wren






The Splendid Fairy-wren is a small bird that lives in groups in woodlands with open undergrowth, in south-west and inland south-east Australia. They have fine, straight, pointed beaks and feet with three toes facing forwards and one toe facing backwards. They call with a loud, rippling warble. They are members of the fairy-wren or wren family. This bird has a blue back, chest, head and face. It has a black tail and white cheeks. click this for video. Posted by birds rock.