Bower birds

Satin Bower bird collecting decorations for his bower! The Satin females like 'blue' items, and this fellow knows what they like.

Satin Bowerbird - Ptilonorhynchus violaceus; are found within wet sclerophyll forests and rainforests along the eastern coast of Australia. Male birds construct an intricate and carefully decorated...

male orange flame bowerbird (Sericulus aureus), Papua New Guinea

BLEU BOWER BIRD

This is where all my Blue Pegs have gone Used in BBC Life's Story book

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Greater Bower Bird courtship at the nest

"But all is not chocolates and roses in the world of animal courtship."

This edited article about birds originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 653 published on 20 July 1974. Various bower-birds including the Orange Crested Gardener Bower-bird from New Guinea on the flower-strewn grass in front of its bower (bottom) There are several species of bower-birds all found only in Australia and New Guinea. Only […]

Western Bowerbird, male

This absolutely beautiful bird posed for his portrait on a recent trip to Lamington National Park in SE Queensland. Shot details: Canon 5D MkII & Canon 70-200mm F2.8L USM @ 200mm handheld. Settings: Aperture F/5.6 ISO 1000 @ 1/500s

The Bower bird is such fascinating bird the male builds this bower to atract the femail this is shot with my canon 500mm lens a favorite of mine.

A flame Bowerbird (Sericulus aureus) in the Bower it has built of twigs and painted with mud, awaiting the arrival of a female. The structure will be used to impress a female - together with a carefully orchestrated display of dance and a collection of bright blue berries and leaves he has bought to the bower for the purpose.

satin-bower-bird-linocut-rachel-newling great example of grass

Female Satin Bower Bird

Bower Bird