Male Satin Bowerbird
Australian Museum page
here informs: "a male Satin Bowerbird only develops his wonderful satiny sheen after seven years. Up until this time, the males possess the same plumage and colouring as the females".
like this one from a previous post. In all instances I've observed them devouring greens
What a LOVELY Bird!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Bowerbird, I would love to get a picture of one.
ReplyDeleteHi Carole,
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of this bird.
The color is truly sublime.
Sharpness of the bird is also superb.
Greetings Irma
wow! what a funky guy he is! he does have a BEAUTIFUL feather coat, but he is so stocky and short looking! love him!
ReplyDeletemy favorite part would be their eyes ... so mysterious. neat birds. those amazing colors. too fun.
ReplyDeleteenjoy your week. ( :
He is a pretty bird, the satiny sheen is beautiful. Great shots!
ReplyDeleteI have to think that Australia is BIRD HEAVEN. This is such a gorgeous bird, and have never heard of it before. How interesting that the male only gets this color at 7 years. Your bird photos are getting more and more amazing every post carole!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of this special bird. Have a nice Sunday, Carol. Best regards, Synnöve
ReplyDeleteHi Carole I have only seen this bird once, (the male) and it was wonderful. I never know that the male took 7 years to develop his plumage so I read up about it in my Michael Morcombe. Lovely post.
ReplyDeleteAnother first for me. Beautiful bird! Seven years is a long time to attain that plumage!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteHi Carole... Wow he doesn't look real, such beautiful sheen and color !!
ReplyDeleteAmazing how nature works,who would think it took that long to get the plumage that way!!
Both ways are still nice all the same!!
Grace
Preciosa esta ave azul,las capturas son buenas.Un abrazo
ReplyDeleteInteresting it takes seven year to change colors.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bird! We don't have those here in the Netherlands ;-)
ReplyDeletegreat shots Carole!
Greetings from the Netherlands,
Gert Jan
All the females must love his vivid blue satin feathers- what a stunning bird.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures Carole.
Now this one is handsome indeed.
ReplyDeleteThe male is a amazing colour.
ReplyDeleteMerle........
What a lush color....reminds me of a beacock!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jan
Beautiful photos! I'm surprised that they eat vegetation, I assumed they'd eat berries and bugs!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful birds - I hope to get some pictures of some in a couple of weeks - but, as with all birds, most plans never come to much!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
PS; makes me wonder how many "females" are really you males.
Fantastic shots Carole, such a gorgeous sheen on those feathers. Is this the kind of bird where the male makes those incredible nests for its mate? I seem to remember watching Birds of Paradise and am wondering if it is the same kind of bird.
ReplyDeleteDenise; this earlier post shows two separate bowerbird bowers http://dragonfly47.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/satin-bowerbird.html
ReplyDeletethanks Carole, I left you a message on your other post too :)
ReplyDeleteLovely birds Carole it's again a good post.
ReplyDeletewarm greetings from Holland, Joop
Great photos!
ReplyDeleteThat's very interesting, Carole! I wonder if there's any way to tell the gender of the Satin Bowerbird I photographed at Queen Mary Falls last year? I thought it was female but it might be a male.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic colors this bird. That blue I find great but the female may be there. She has beautiful blue eyes next to a beautiful drawing in her feathers.
ReplyDeleteWonderful images of these beautiful birds! What colors! Love the eyes.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing!
You guys have all the fun birds over there! With wonderful names. Did I remember yesterday to tell you how wonderful your header shot is? I love it.
ReplyDeletethanks Sallie re the header shot and while I sometimes think I'd like to make a change every now and then to the header, I have in the back of my mind how unique these little wrens are to those of you looking on from the other side of the world too.
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