A beautiful, non-breeding male Splendid Fairywren being confiding..

Splendid Fairywrens (Malurus splendens) are widely distributed through southern and inland Australia and are renowned for their beauty and confiding behaviour. They usually move together in family groups, hunting for small insects, and making their reedy calls. This bird is a male Splendid Fairywren in non-breeding (eclipse) plumage. He will develop his spectacular all-blue plumage later in the year, when breeding begins.