This is the breeding season for the Superb Fairy-wren, also more commonly known as the Blue wren. You will see a lot of them around right now especially where there is suitable dense cover and low shrubs. They are common in urban parks and gardens, and can be seen in small social groups.
When breeding the male has a striking bright blue forehead, ear coverts, mantle and tail with a black mask and black or dark blue throat. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles are predominantly grey-brown in colour.
Superb Fairy-wrens eat a wide range of small creatures mostly insects such as ants, grasshoppers,bugs, flies, weevils and various larvae, as well as small quantities of seeds, flowers, and fruit.
Breeding occurs from spring through to late summer. The nest is a round or domed structure made of loosely woven grasses and spider webs. It has an entrance in one side generally close to the ground, and well hidden in thick vegetation.
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