A male White-winged Fairywren in his sapphire blue breeding plumage.

The species is found in low shrubland throughout arid and semi-arid areas.

I found the this bird quite difficult to photograph. Maybe it was the iridescence of the blue feathers. It was also very quick and busy, hopping in and out of the bushes. They wouldn't let me get quite close enough to make an image that was not heavily cropped.
They don't come this far south where I live so it was a treat to see this beauty.

Lake Tyrrell

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A male Fairy Wren perched on Aloe for a second- long enough for me to snap him !

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Female Fairy Wren. Western Treatment Plant, Werribee

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A male superb Fairy Wren sitting pretty.
Woodlands Historic Park, Greenvale

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I went back three times trying to get a reasonable shot of this little beauty. He was so quick and the challenge with Fairywrens is that they love to hide amongst the think little shrubs. You can often hear the tease of their chorus of chatter but barely glimpse them.

Taken at Lake Tyrrell.

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