#fairy-wren

[dinoslides]

A screaming female fairy-wren. Equally as bouncy.

[bird-hours]

superb fairy-wren, 7 years apart

found this old drawing in my box and figured might as well give it a redraw lmao

i even used the exact same set of crayons! i gotta get props for that

(apologies for extremely awful photos i gave up making them presentable)

[wtf-fun-factss]

Fairy-wrens often have other birds laying eggs in their nests (a brood parasite). They have adapted by singing a special tune to their eggs. Once hatched, those that sing the password get food while any brood parasite chicks go hungry. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2012/11/08/fairy-wrens-teach-secret-passwords-to-their-unborn-chicks-to-tell-them-apart-from-cuckoo-impostors/

[pillarboxstudio]

[elf-indulgent]

Speaking of fairy-wrens, here;s one from Naracoorte. They were absolutely everywhere 💙

[hawka2]

I will officially be returning to Australia for my 3rd field season with Red-backed Fairywrens!  I am so stoked!

[symbiotic-science]

Fairy-wrens learn alarm calls of other species just by listening

Birds often eavesdrop on the alarm calls of other species, making it possible for them to take advantage of many eyes looking out for danger. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on August 2 have found that fairy-wrens can learn those unfamiliar calls—which they liken to a foreign language—even without ever seeing the bird that made the call or the predator that provoked it. Instead, the birds in their study learned to recognize new alarm calls by listening for unfamiliar sounds within a chorus of familiar alarm calls.

Birds often eavesdrop on the alarm calls of other species, making it possible for them to take advantage of many eyes looking out for danger. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on August 2 have found that fairy-wrens can learn those unfamiliar calls—which they liken to a foreign language—even without ever seeing the bird that made the call or the predator that provoked it. Instead, the birds in their study learned to recognize new alarm calls by listening for unfamiliar sounds within a chorus of familiar alarm calls.

[actualpokemon]

some cool fairy wrens