A female Red-backed fairy-wren is perched on a twig with a captured flying insect in its beak at St Lawrence in Central Queensland in Australia.
The Red-backed-Fairy-wren is among the least faithful birds in the world, with extra-pair mating commonplace — the result is that the eggs in any given nest are often fathered by various different birds. These fairy-wrens are often seen in flocks, with one colourful bird surrounded by a bevy of brown ones, which comprise females, males in non-breeding plumage and young birds.
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Location: St Lawrence, Central Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
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