The tooth fairy and the princess (Splendid fairy-wren) - Photo of the day

12 February 2009 - Nornalup, Australia.

Maybe the prettiest bird I've seen so far is the fairy-wren. I know the parrots and parakeets are pretty but the male fairy-wrens just glow. At the Valley of the Giants campsite, there was a group of rather tame ones, the male with his harem all feeding their chicks, who would walk right up to you and cheep at you.