#red winged fairywren

[skydarcyedwards]

Red Winged Fairywren, in non-breeding male colouration. Their colours depend on the season and social role; breeding males have classic blue fairywren colouration, and many of them shed the colourful feathers over the cooler part of the year.

Sky Edwards

2024

Canon R7

Canon EF 100-400 L IS USM

[birdblues]

Red-backed Fairywren

[hexane-nightmares]

Some of my favourites from Western Australia:

Red Winged Fairywren (Sky Edwards 2022)

Splendid Fairywren (Sky Edwards 2023)

lahore pigeons are some of the most visually appealing birds out there. like in terms of visual design. very minimalist, good contrast.

[amanitacurses]

Request: I'd like to see Blue Link in your style more :) no pressure ofc

I know you only said Blue Link, but I don't really draw the other colours (negating Vio) all that much, so I decided to just draw them all in fun outfits as fairywrens!

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Red-winged Fairywren (Malurus elegans) © Unknown

It hatches from black, blue, brown, dense, female, long, male, overall, pale, rich, small, southwestern, warm, western, and wet eggs.

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Matt Laughton

Red wing Fairywren

[herpsandbirds]

Red-winged Fairywren (Malurus elegans), male, family Maluridae, endemic to the southwestern corner of Western Australia

photograph by @howardloosemore

[cutepastelstarsalior]

TADC AU

Wing AU

Caine don’t know how humans work so when the players get stuck in the digital circuit, they have their avatar + they have wings. The wigs are functional and can work like normal bird wings.

Bird breeds I feel like the cast would be:

Jax

Purplish Jay bird, because of the purple lol. (Or a red backed fairywren)

Ragatha

Budgies (Parrot) they are very caring and loving pets.

Zoobel

Sun Conures (parrot) because of the color.

Gangel

Finch, they are very small and quiet birds but they can also make pretty sounds.

Kinger

Shoebill…..look at it, very weird and a bit creepy. (Or maybe he could be a owl)

Pomni

House Wren, also a small and quiet bird. (Or maybe she could be a kiwi bird)

Since Pomni is new, should dosnt have the best ability to fly, and would get very scared. Jax is probably the one who flies the most, Ragatha like to hover and glide, Ganger just likes to perch or hover, along with hiding behind her wings. Zoobel likes to fly or perch. Kinger I feel would also fly, but he many uses his wings to hide behind or use them to point.

For angst potential; one of them could have have problems with flying? Maybe Pomni and Ganger since they’re the smallest bird species so they can’t fly well. OR one or two of the character’s wings is misformed or damaged.

[crystallinecardinal]

So!! I’ve been recently drawing designs for Desert Duo in Third Life, which got me really thinking about Grian’s wings, as well as my various design headcanons for the Life series.

I have a lot of ideas about them both, mainly because of how much I write stories and adore really any kind of lore. They’ve actually come up in a recent post, in this section:

“If the Watchers were gods, they should have been divine. Instead, they play tricks. In a past long gone, they make Grian’s wings striped browns, like that of the burrowing owl. They tease him with the knowledge of the birds and the desert, they tie the string of fate between him and Scar. They tease him again, wings black as the night, an omen of death. He always manages to kill those he cares for. Over and over again, he apologizes.”

So!! What does that all mean for character designs?

In short: I imagine that characters in the Life series change appearances over both seasons and respawns. However, they’re for two different reasons.

Appearance changes between seasons:

Basically, my headcanon is that after becoming mortal again (joining the Life series), Grian’s physical form could be changed minorly by the Watchers. This applies to other players as well, and is the reason their appearances change over seasons. Usually, appearance changes by the Watchers are only ever minor, and meant to foreshadow the future of the player.

The Watchers love a good show. What better way to screw with the players (especially Grian) than to hold their futures right in front of them?

Appearance changes upon respawn:

The way the worlds are built over the series contribute to the appearance of the players. This is through the amount of lives left.

The smallest degree of it is an eye color change and the amount of hearts on a life tracker going down (ex: Grian and Etho), but to stronger degrees, losing a life can mean things such as:

Desaturation of color from the skin to the point the player can look either sick or like their skin is greyscale (ex: 3L!Scar and 3L!Ren)— Oftentimes, desaturation also makes the color of the eyes of the player more vibrant

Furthering of physical alterations (LiL!Scott)— These can include various different end results. In LiL!Scott’s case, the lower his time left is, the more fish-like he appears.

Various other effects

It was actually pretty fun to come up with some lore for the skin changes and MC mechanics,, if/when I make more designs maybe I’ll add on more!!

Grian’s wings:

Finally!! The point of this post!! Okay, so here’s the ideas I have for how Grian’s wings change every season, and what they mean:

Third Life: Burrowing owl — I love the idea of foreshadowing and making things “fated”. So hear me out here— Grian’s first home, the one he later abandons, is inside of a mountain. It could be considered a burrow of sorts! But the reason that Grian’s wings are based on burrowing owls isn’t just for that, it’s for where he ends up staying. Burrowing owls are birds that live in the desert, the exact place where Grian ends up living for the remainder of Third Life. By having his wings based on burrowing owls, it’s almost as if it was already predicted he’d belong to the sands eventually, he just didn’t know until he was there.

Last Life: Red-tailed Hawk — I knew I wanted his wings to be of a bird of prey’s for Last Life, but I actually had a hard time deciding at first. Red-tailed hawks are ambush predators, striking from up high on unsuspecting prey. In Last Life, Grian was part of plenty of ambushes and attacks with Joel— so I think this one fits a more chaotic red life Grian.

Double Life: Red-backed Fairywren — Ah yes. Secret soulmates. Red-backed fairywrens are known for their infidelity to their pair bond. They present red petals to the bird they intend to cheat with, and never do this to the one they are already bonded with. I wonder!! Wonder why that fits for DL!Grian!!

Limited Life: Raven/crow — Throughout the Life series, Grian has gotten those he cared about killed. Both ravens and crows are symbolic of death, which is why these wings would become his in Limited Life. It also fits the Bad Boy aesthetic! I couldn’t decide on which would be better, but I throw “crow” in here alongside the raven wings because of one line from The Garden (oh wow, the Crane Wives, in my Life series post? It’s more likely than you think)— “The crows in the garden are laughing at my expense / Drowning out all the lies that I might have told instead”

That’s pretty much all I have as of right now when talking about Grian’s design and my various headcanons :)

[hexane-nightmares]

The Splendid Fairywren is the most common in my area:

My other local species don't have such fun names, but are very pretty.

Red Winged and Purple Backed Fairywrens are very similar, and best distinguished by location. I believe these are Red Winged:

I haven't got very close yet, but the White Winged Fairywren may be a strong second place to the Splendid in rankings for the Bluest Bird:

hi. did you know australia has a fairywren species called the superb fairywren

and another species called the splendid fairywren

...and one called the lovely fairywren

[skydarcyedwards]

One of my favourites from the South West of WA, the Red Winged Fairy Wren, Malurus elegans.

Sky Edwards

2022

Canon 60D

Canon EF 100-400 L IS USM

[jessiebanethedragon]

Scuttle (13/13)

this is the final chapter! thanks to all those who stuck with this story. hope the ending is ok! xoxo

Some months later…

The airstrip is packed, and yet the wind still manages to find its way into the smallest of spaces, sending shivers deep into the skin of anyone present. 

“Experimental unit Clone Force 99. They’re defective clones with, uh… Desirable mutations.” Commander Cody explains to a very hesitant Captain Rex

“99, eh? Nice touch.” He says as the ramp descends.

“They call themselves, The Bad Batch.” Cody states with pride as Wrecker appears in the doorway, slaughtering down shouting something about the cavalry arriving. You stifle a giggle at their dramatics. Pulling your custom helmet, courtesy of Tech, over your head. While the boys had their grey and red plastic armour, yours had been painted with a little extra blue, forming wings that cascaded down the plate covering your back. The helmet however, featured foot prints of the bird ini question, each with a very small crosshair encircling them.  

And yes, you had added a delicately placed fairywren painting to crosshairs inner plating beside his ribcage. 

“Sergeant. Good to see you again.” Cody greets you all, as you stand beside your Cyare, eyeing him carefully.  He doesn't work well with others, especially when others involve regular clones. You jab your elbow into Crosshairs side playfully, reminding him to look a little less like he wants to explode right then and there. 

“I see that Wren fits right in.” The commander adds, giving you a smile and a nod, you finally pull off your helmet, much to the shock of Rex, Jesse and Kix. 

“That's definitely not a clone.” Kix says to Jesse. 

“Long time no see commander.” You say returning his smile, you move for a hug but Cody extends his hand to you. 

“Last time I tried to hug you, your Ram’ser almost killed me.” He reminds you with a side glance to Crosshair who looks even more annoyed with every passing second. 

“He’s harmless.” You wave him off and hug him anyways. Crosshair tries not to visibly stiffen, he’s wildly protective and even more so possessive. But it’s understandable considering you’re the only thing he’s ever known to bring him happiness. 

“Sorry we’re late, Commander. We were putting down an insurrection on Yalbec Prime when your comm came in. Had a few unforeseen… complications.” Hunter cuts in, knowing that this whole debacle needs to get a move on. 

“You ever fought a male Yalbec?” Wrecker asks loudly, enjoying the show you’re all putting on for the regs. 

“Um, Can’t say i have…” Jesse responds carefully, still looking at your with confusion, of course he;d heard of the Fairywren, but meeting a hero in person hits a little different than the stories. 

“You’re lucky! Only way to kill ‘em is with one of these.” Wrecker adds pulling out the biggest vibroblade Jessie has ever seen. 

“That’s right. Wrecker here cut off the queen’s stinger while she was still alive.” Hunter adds, still a little pissed off at his vod for the incident in question. “That’s why all those Yalbec males tried to eat us.” You chuckle at the memory, Crosshair had been understandably angry after all you were able to do was sit and laugh your ass off as they frantically ran around surrounded by Yalbec males. 

 “Ah, technically they were trying to mate with us. And, for your information, the stinger of a Yalbec Queen is a delicacy on some planets.” Tech jumps in causing you to laugh even more, and causing Crosshair to softly tap the side of your hip as if to say ‘cut it out.’ (But with a loving tone of course) 

“They call him Tech.” Cody explains to the other three clones who look petrified at the disaster of a family in front of them. 

“Yeah, he can fill your head with useless info for hours. Crosshair, on the other hand, is not much of a conversationalist, but when you have to hit a precise target from ten klicks, Crosshair’s your man.” Hunter boasts, causing a ghost of a smile form on his lips. 

“Actually sarge,” You cut in. “I believe he’s my man, ten klicks away or otherwise.” Crosshair does smile at that, sending you a look filled with sassy adoration and winding an arm around your middle. Hunter rolls his eyes. Crosshair may be possessive but you’re on a whole other level. He’s all you’ve got, and you’re all he’s got, it’s a recipe for the clingy disaster that is your relationship. 

“Don’t get me started on those two.” He grumbles to Cody, throwing a thumb over his shoulder at the two of you. “So Commander, what kind of suicide mission do you have for us this time?” He asks, heading back to the ship with Cody in tow. 

“After you.” Crosshair slurs at the blonde captain who bristles at the statement, but follows Cody onto the Havoc Marauder with Jessie and Kix. 

“Play nice.” you scold looking up at him with heart eyes, not that you ever look at him without heart eyes. 

“Make me Cyare.” He smirks at you, before pulling you into a bruising kiss, not hesitating to make it far too passionate to be shared in public. That's another thing about Crosshair, he kisses you when he sees fit, no matter the setting or situation. After he finally officially had you in his arms he vowed never to miss a moment to kiss you.  

“Ugh, jus’ get on the ship already, let's go!” Wrecker booms from behind you, so you cup his face and pull away, letting his lip chase yours as they part all too soon. 

“Come on Ram’ser, we’ve got seppie ass to kick.” You tell him, all butt skipping back to the ship. The love of your life right behind you every step of the way.

[dovand]

hi hello i have normal opinions on animals especially birds. my favourite animal overall is bear, it's always bear, man i fucking love bears. but hell yeah fucking BIRDS TIME. IT'S BIRDS TIME

I am Australian so of course I do have to appreciate the kookaburra:

(a kookaburra sitting on a branch. it is a fluffy kingfisher, with a pale, squat body and dark brown wings. there is a stripe of brown along its face, around its eyes and up its forehead, and some pale teal feathers on a portion of its wing.)

yes they DO sound like monkeys and yes they ARE carnivores and yes they are SO fluffy. best is when they all sing at once in chorus. kookookookooKAKAKAKAKAKAKAA—

THEN THERE'S THESE GUYS:

(two pictures of red tailed black cockatoos. they are medium-sized birds with mostly black bodies. their bodies, faces and wings are speckled with yellow, and the underside of their tailfeathers have stripes of bright, warm orange.)

THEY ARE SO PRETTY! I am not immune to a charismatic bird. Look at them go!!!

ok now my favourite little scrub-dwellers, get a load of these guys:

(two superb fairywrens sitting on a branch. they have small, round bodies, short, straight beaks, and long tailfeathers that point up. one is a mature male. its body is partially pale grey, but from the breast up, it is mostly very dark blue, with very pale patches of blue under its eyes, on its forehead, and on the back of its neck. the other bird is not a mature male, and is mostly the same pale grey, except for a orangey-brown beak and face.)

THEY ARE SO SMALL. THEY ARE SMALLER THAN MY FIST, AND I HAVE SMALLISH HANDS. they are passerine birds which means they are in the same order as MAGGIES!!!

(an australian magpie standing in short grass. it is a mid-large bird, which a mostly black body. there are patches of white on the back of its neck and the underside of its tailfeathers. its beak is pale and very sharp.)

I LOVE AUSTRALIAN MAGPIES!!! They are not corvids like European magpies. They also have a much prettier song (in my not-at-all-biased opinion):

LISTEN TO HOW PRETTY THAT IS. WTF.

they are also very clever!!! But they do have an unfortunate tendency to swoop if they feel their nests are threatened so you will often see people riding around on bikes wearing zip ties on their helmets. This is not the fault of the birds; they are doing what evolution has decided they should; I still love them

honourable mention to LYREBIRDS who are cool mostly because of all the SOUNDS they make, get a load of this:

and then of course the blue-footed booby.

(two blue-footed boobies walking. they have pale bodies and dark brown wings. dark feathers are interspersed with lighter ones up their necks and heads. they have dark grey breaks and yellow eyes, and bright turquoise webbed feet. in this photo, both of them have their right foot lifted up, making them look almost like dancers.)

it is impossible to find a serious-looking photo of a blue-footed booby and i respect them greatly for that.

My friend just made me feel weird for asking so now i gotta know.

If you do have a favorite bird please please tell me in the tags, i want to see some Birds!!

[imagine-organization-xiii]

What would each members wings be if they had wings on their back?

i chose Xigbar’s for no reason other than the fact that for some reason it made me laugh really hard

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Xemnas - Raven

Xigbar - Great Bustard

Xaldin - Red-Winged Black Bird

Vexen - Snowy Owl

Lexaeus - Crane

Zexion - Pygmy Owl

Saix - Silvereye

Axel - Red-Tailed Hawk

Demyx - Seagull

Luxord - Woodpecker

Marluxia - Eurasian Magpie

Larxene - Cockatoo

Roxas - Superb Fairywren

Xion - Hummingbird

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A new variant has been added!

Red-winged Fairywren (Malurus elegans) © Unknown

It hatches from black, blue, brown, dense, female, long, male, overall, pale, rich, small, southwestern, warm, western, and wet eggs.

squawkoverflow - the ultimate bird collecting game          🥚 hatch    ❤️ collect     🤝 connect

[mutant-distraction]

Matt Laughton

Red wing Fairywren