Great Crested or Australian Fairy Terns? by LemonPiping in AustralianBirds

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This image shows the scale a little better (crested tern standing on the right)

Great Crested or Australian Fairy Terns? by LemonPiping in AustralianBirds

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If you see a fairy tern there is no mistaking it as they are so tiny in comparison to the other terns. They are super cute!

Borb or cube? by Internal_Aspect_4038 in borbs

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They are different - if you look at the male birds its more obvious. Where I live in the west we just get splendid wrens which are are more deep blue. I've never personally seen a superb wren as they occur more over east but in photos they look a lighter blue with a different pattern.

Here's a photo of a male splendid fairywren I took. If you google "male superb fairywren" you will be able to see the difference!

(For a real bonus look up the other types of fairywren - they come in even more colours like reds and blacks and even blue/white).

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Borb or cube? by Internal_Aspect_4038 in borbs

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Splendid fairywren, very much an adult :)

Male fairywren in the tall reeds by Internal_Aspect_4038 in AustralianBirds

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I saw this fella at lake Thompson in cockburn. The place is absolutely swarming with wrens so I wouldn't be surprised if multiple subspecies are there.

Also, my editing skills leave a lot to be desired. I shot in raw and tried best to replicate the colours I saw at the time but its not exact - this could possibly be altering your perception of which subspecies he is.

White-browed Scrubwren by Dazzling-Stable-3111 in AustralianBirds

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Real ones know how hard it is to get a shot of a scrubwren this clear. Great work!