Breeding Mature Male Superb Fairy Wren

Posted by Kim on Tue Dec 10, 2024 11:48 pm

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Here he is in all his glory singing to proclaim territory. He will keep his breeding plumage until the breeding season is finished. The Alpha pair will have two to three batches of young and last seasons chicks will help with the feeding.
Here you can see how small they are as he is down on the ground looking for insects. They love spiders.

Z8 with 180 - 600 @ 600
F8. 1/1250 sec. ISO 6400
FF. M and HH

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by KK Hui on Wed Dec 11, 2024 3:25 am

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You captured a wonderful sing pose with a relative clean bg too, Kim!
Well done.

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by david fletcher on Wed Dec 11, 2024 3:35 am

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KK Hui wrote: You captured a wonderful sing pose with a relative clean bg too, Kim!
Well done.

+1. Nicely done Kim. Not easy when that low.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:26 am

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Great low angle, singing pose and details, Kim.

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by Gene Gwin on Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:07 am

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Kim, A pretty bird and you have to love its name. Well done, especially considering you were at iso 6400.

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by peter makuch on Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:44 am

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IT'S A NICE ONE AND THAT YOU GOT TO HIS LEVEL, FOR THAT IT IS A BONUS KIM.

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by paul fletcher on Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:05 pm

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Wonderful image with the detail captured on the Wren, and the blue background, compliments the blues on the Wren very well. Always special to capture in a singing pose, Kim.

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by Karl Egressy on Thu Dec 12, 2024 4:52 pm