I saw a heap of Red backed fairy wrens Malurus melanocephalus melanocephalus today, flitting in and around the grass trees. They seemed to hang out in little trios - one red and black one (male) and two smaller brown ones (female). They're just tiny! Sebastian was excited to see them too. I tried to get a photo, but with one arm holding Petra and the other holding just the point-and-shoot camera it didn't amount to much!
To see what they look like, take a look at a good photo by some guy called Martin Lofgren here.
Apparently they eat cicadas, YAY! Funnily enough the cicadas were a little less deafening this morning, coinciding with the first appearance of fairy wrens.
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