Red backed fairy wren display

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Subject:	Red backed fairy wren display
From:	Tony Eales <>
Date:	Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:18:16 +0000

This morning I observed a male RBFW displaying to members of his harem, holding 
a red petal of a coral tree flower in his beak. Another male came and grabbed 
it off him but to little effect because the whole group left him to sit rather 
forlorn looking with the prize in his beak. Is this common behaviour? I haven't 
seen mention of FWs using tools in their displays before.

Cheers Tony
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