PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae

Amytornis housei  

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)
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© Vik Dunis 2008
Mitchell River National Park, WA (Aug, 2008)

This was one of the Black Grasswrens seen at a distance on our first morning at Mitchell Falls National Park. Two days later after a pre-dawn walk in the dark to a pre-selected hiding spot, we were rewarded with views of Black Grasswrens coming to within two metres of us but unfortunately I was unable to photograph them.

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

Black Grasswren