For Sale "Simply Splendid", the Australian native male Splendid Fairy Wren. acrylic on canvas

Size - 10"x 10" / 25.4cm x 25.4cm (mini canvas)

The striking electric-blue plumage of the male wren is designed to glow and attract the female wren. As part of the courtship, the male plucks bright pink or purple flower petals and shows them to females to woo them. He also performs a bouncy, wavy "seahorse" flight display to impress mates or warn other males.