I’m not qualified to draw any conclusions regarding male and female Bowerbird behaviour…
(yes, the black bird is a male Satin Bowerbird and the speckled greenish brown birds are female)
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Birdlife entry
* Wikipedia
The bowerbird is a regular visitor to our garden, and pretty bossy as you can see in the video below. It’s number 4 in Linda’s series of drawings. There is a stark difference between male and female bird. Check the links to our other sightings below.
Meanwhile, this month’s defence of the birdbath is below:
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Birdlife entry
* Wikipedia
It’s been terrific to get feedback and comments via the BB Facebook group. To continue on yesterday’s topic, would this be a moulting male Satin Bowerbird on its way to turn into a glossy black bird? That would then also identify it on this earlier post.
Update: Come to think of it, there was an adult male bird back last month when I was just starting…
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about the Satin Bowerbird:
* Birdlife entry
* Wikipedia
Thanks to an old friend, Karl Ankers, we’ve decided the bird from an earlier post (and pictured above) is the Satin Bowerbird. They’ve been regulars at the water bowl. The male apparently develops a satiny black sheen after seven years, so I assume one of the these is a young male…
Learn more about the Satin Bowerbird
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about the Satin Bowerbird:
* Birdlife entry
* Wikipedia
Two regular guests at the bird bath are a native pigeon (aka Common Bronzewing ) and the Oriole[?]. There is a hierarchy among our bird visitors, typically bigger birds demand access before smaller birds, but an occasional skirmish is common. On this occasion, neither bird is willing to budge.
NB. Thanks to a lead from an old friend, Karl Ankers, we now think the bird on the right is the Satin Bowerbird.
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Bowerbird Birdlife entry
* Bowerbird Wikipedia
* Bronzewing Wikipedia