re: Wren Pics

[Julian Robinson <>]

While on the topic of moulting male SFWs, here's another photo of one,
and a second photo that shows a comparison between an astoundingly neat
super-alpha male, and an equally astoundingly scrappy sub-beta
male.  They are worlds apart in appearance although in the same
breeding group from my observations, and when photographed were only a
few metres apart, each keeping an eye on the other.

Julian

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozjulian/2467059517/   
moulting male, not sure if it was coming in to or out of colours

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozjulian/1417441152/   alpha+ and
beta-




At 06:31 PM 6/08/2008, you wrote:
> Thanks John.  Coming into
> colour, I think there are usually a few blue tips along with the emerging
> black.  This is a local bird from earlier this week.  G
>  
>  
> From: John Layton
>  
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 August 2008 2:35 PM
> To: Geoffrey Dabb
> Subject: Wren Pics
>  
> Thanks for the wren pics, that's more like what I'm used to seeing afield
> whereas the depiction in Simpson & Day is basically a
> "clean-plumaged" brown bird with distinct black splotches.
>  
> John Layton
>
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