A few more superb fairy-wren facts
- They are also known as blue wrens.
- They live as a family group.
- Only the mother sits on the eggs. The others in the group feed and protect the nestlings once hatched, leaving the mother to lay up to three broods per season.
- Wrens have relatively weak powers of flight but long legs, so they spend most of their time on the ground or in shrubs, going in a series of hops as they gather food.
- They forage in groups - that way, insects disturbed by one bird may fall victim to another.
- Nest building is done entirely by the female in 3-4 days, using spiders' webs, fine twigs and grass then lined with wool, feathers or animal hair.
Page last updated: 21 February 2008