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Saturday 16th may 2020 saw me venture out to Oxley Creek Common at sunrise. Today was mainly about Fairy-wrens as I didn't get close to many other birds this morning. That certainly isn't a bad thing, these lovely little birds are wonderful to watch. While I didn't get shots of the Variegated species, at one place I sat down I saw all three of Brisbane's species (Red-backed, Superb and Variegated) in a short period. At the same spot, the resident Willie Wagtail let me get some close-up shots while it partolled its territory and caught a few insects that tried to pass through.

MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0001 - Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) headshot.
Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) headshot. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/400sec | f/7.1 | ISO 400 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0002 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (female) perching on a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (female) perching on a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/500sec | f/8 | ISO 640 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0003 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (female) perching on a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (female) perching on a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/500sec | f/8 | ISO 720 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0004 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (female) perching on a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (female) perching on a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/500sec | f/8 | ISO 640 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0005 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (female) perching on a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (female) perching on a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/500sec | f/8 | ISO 450 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0006 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) perching on a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) perching on a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/640sec | f/7.1 | ISO 640 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0007 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) perching on a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) perching on a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/640sec | f/7.1 | ISO 560 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0008 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) perching on a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) perching on a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/640sec | f/7.1 | ISO 560 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0009 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) calling from a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) calling from a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/640sec | f/7.1 | ISO 450 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0010 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) calling from a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male eclipse plumage) calling from a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/640sec | f/7.1 | ISO 500 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0011 - Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) (immature) perching on long grass stalks.
Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) (immature) perching on long grass stalks. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/800sec | f/8 | ISO 900 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0012 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (immature) perching on a tree branch.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (immature) perching on a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/800sec | f/8 | ISO 1100 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0013 - Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) (male eclipse plumage) perching on a tree branch.
Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) (male eclipse plumage) perching on a tree branch. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/800sec | f/8 | ISO 1400 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0014 - Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) perching on a fence railing.
Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) perching on a fence railing. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/800sec | f/8 | ISO 500 | 480 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200516_MMPI0064_0015 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male) standing on grass.
Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) (male) standing on grass. Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, Queensland, Australia. NIKON D500 + 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 1/800sec | f/8 | ISO 560 | 750 mm (effective focal length)

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