There are 20 types of bowerbird
They collect anything that catches their eye: beetles' wing cases, bottle-tops, even deer dung
They arrange these outside the bower to attract a mate
Some even "borrow" clothes pegs (colour-co-ordinated, of course)
Bowerbirds come from Northern Australia and New Guinea
Some more traditionally minded birds prefer flower petals and blossom to plastic implements
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH:
fascinating! I didn't know about them. Interesting stuff that they gather.
ReplyDeleteA couple of those birds seem to favor blue.
ReplyDeletemaybe i was one in a past life!!
ReplyDeleteI'd have gone for bottletops and clothespegs too
Got to love their artistic qualities*!*
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing colour coordination!
ReplyDeleteHi Gledwood,
ReplyDeleteI went looking for Bower bird photos and found your blog. I was interested in the satin bowerbird collecting yellow flowers and arranging them amongst the blue objects. I wonder if that is for contrast to make the blue seem more vivid? Fascinating birds!
Great blog! Love your hamsters! ^ ^
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