Superb Blue Wren Pair 2 - a photo on Flickriver

            (or father and offspring?) - Wamboin, NSW 

"The Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), also known as the Superb Blue-wren or colloquially as the Blue Wren, is a passerine bird of the family Maluridae, common and familiar across southeastern Australia. The species is sedentary and territorial, also exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism; the male in breeding plumage has a striking bright blue forehead, ear coverts, mantle, and tail, with a black mask and black or dark blue throat. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles are predominantly grey-brown in colour; this gave the early impression that males were polygamous, as all dull-coloured birds were taken for females. Two subspecies groups are recognized: the larger and darker Tasmanian form cyaneus and the smaller and paler mainland form cyanochlamys.

Like other fairywrens, the superb fairywren is notable for several peculiar behavioural characteristics; the birds are socially monogamous and sexually promiscuous, meaning that although they form pairs between one male and one female, each partner will mate with other individuals and even assist in raising the young from such pairings. Male wrens pluck yellow petals and display them to females as part of a courtship display." Wilipedia.

Taken through a glass door and seriously cropped, so the IQ has suffered :(

G+ PH FM F&P Insta

Taken in: Australia / New South Wales / Wamboin (show map)

Taken on: January 6, 2015

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Groups appears in: • Canberra Photographers • Australian Birds more » • Canberra Area Birds • Birds as Art • Birds of NSW & the ACT, Australia • Couples, Pairs, or Twins « less

Camera: Nikon D7000, f/7.1, 1/1000 sec, 500mm (=750mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	500mm (35mm equivalent: 750mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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