PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae

Amytornis textilis  

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)
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© Kay Parkin 2015
Whyalla Conservation Park, SA (Jul, 2015)

I arrived at the park at midday so did not expect to find any grasswrens but decided to go for a walk anyway to find a suitable place to return to the next morning. After hiking for about an hour I returned to my car only to find a pair of grasswrens hopping around right next to it! They did not allow me to get near them but I managed a few distant photos as they scrurried for cover.

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren Habitat

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren

Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)

Western Grasswren