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Each year Australia votes on Bird of The Year from a short list of 50 birds (The Guardian and BirdLife Poll). A total of 450,000 votes were cast. The idea of the Vote is to engage people with their local birds, tease out the relationship that many people have with their feathered neighbours.
This year the Superb Fairywren took the crown with almost 14000 Votes (just nudging out the Tawny Frogmouth by a few votes). It’s easy to see why these little “fluff balls of joy” took out first place with the beautiful, iridescent blue of the male, especially during the breeding season.
Fun Fact-Superb Fairywren dads that sing to the eggs get more attentive chicks! They also steer clear of danger by listening to the warning calls of other birds.
The Fairy Prince DSC_0591
Each year Australia votes on Bird of The Year from a short list of 50 birds (The Guardian and BirdLife Poll). A total of 450,000 votes were cast. The idea of the Vote is to engage people with their local birds, tease out the relationship that many people have with their feathered neighbours.
This year the Superb Fairywren took the crown with almost 14000 Votes (just nudging out the Tawny Frogmouth by a few votes). It’s easy to see why these little “fluff balls of joy” took out first place with the beautiful, iridescent blue of the male, especially during the breeding season.
Fun Fact-Superb Fairywren dads that sing to the eggs get more attentive chicks! They also steer clear of danger by listening to the warning calls of other birds.