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Grey fantail        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Fantails are small, flitting, butterfly-like, delicate little birds that frequently fan their long tails (unfortunately, I don't have a good photo of that behavior; the image at the bottom of this page is the best I could do).   This is the grey fantail, the most widely distributed species, found throughout Australia.   It has a thin, high-pitched call is frequently heard in forest and brushland.   These were photographed along a brushland walking track in the small city of Wollongong, New South Wales.

  • Canon 40D, 500 mm IS lens plus 1.4X extender, fill-in flash (2009)