On a morning with the wind turbine blades at Bald Hills stationary and with the ‘consent’ of La Niña (means Little Girl in Spanish)
I’ve finally got a photo of an elusive Southern Emu-wren [female] bird. The challenge now is on to photograph the male bird – I also got another Butterfly to add to my collection!
The Southern Emu-wren is a tiny bird with a long (10 cm) filamentous tail, made up of six feathers, which is usually held upright. Male birds are grey-brown streaked black above, warm tawny brown below, with a distinctive blue chin and throat and some blue around the eyes. Females are similar but lack the blue colouration. This species is very shy; they live in coastal heath-land in southern Australia and are unlikely to be seen unless you are actively looking for them.
is a widespread, white butterfly with distinctive brown patterning on the undersides of the wings. It’s common to open country habitats, having two morphs which predominate the wet and dry season. See them resting on flowers or near mud.
Wild flowers and ‘locals’
