male Splendid Fairy-Wren (Western form)

Pemberton, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/800 sec, f/4, ISO200

The bright colours of the male Splendid Fairy-Wren (commonly referred to as a "blue wren" in Western Australia) almost look too bright to be real! The Splendid Fairy-Wren is native to large parts of Australia, and can often be seen in parts of the south west of Western Australia. While holidaying in Pemberton recently, there were numerous fairy-wrens around the house that we were staying at, so I spent some time photographing them. They were not very shy, and I found that sitting or standing still in one location allowed the birds to get close enough for me to photograph them.