Female Southern Emu-wren displaying its long wispy tail beautifully captured by @thommoshoots at the Island Point Reserve in Western Australia.
Southern Emu-wren is one of Australia’s smallest birds. A fully-grown emu-wren may reach 7.5 inches long, but its elongated tail feathers comprise about two-thirds of this, making the bird’s body a mere 2.4 inches or so long.
The bird gets its name from its tail feathers, which look rather similar to the feathers of an emu.