Satin Bowerbird

    What an amazing eye colour.

    This is a female. A mature male gets an all glossy blue-black plumage in its sixth year.

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      makeupanid added this photo to her favorites. (81 months ago)

    2. makeupanid (81 months ago | reply)

      Wowie....gorgeous!

    3. mesquakie8 (81 months ago | reply)

      Stunning eye color....and such great detail

    4. TakumaAkiba (81 months ago | reply)

      It's amazing what colors one can find in nature. This one is spectacular!

      Happy Feathery Friday!

    5. makeupanid (81 months ago | reply)

      Just adore that eye!!

      Happy Sleepy Feathery Friday!

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      Ollie girl added this photo to her favorites. (81 months ago)

    7. Ollie girl (81 months ago | reply)

      What a gorgeous little bird! You're so lucky to see it this close!

      Happy (Sleepy) Feathery Friday! Have a Great weekend!

    8. lordog (81 months ago | reply)

      Wow, look at that beautiful eye. Lovely closeup!

      Happy Sleepy Bird Feathery Friday!

    9. aaardvaark (79 months ago | reply)

      ...and look at those exquisite snowflake feathers over your finger. They are really beautiful.

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      magenta_greenspan added this photo to her favorites. (70 months ago)

    11. raphie (70 months ago | reply)

      around where i live these guys have been hanging around with the currawongs lately...

      they form lil gangs and try to steal the other animal's food

      the other day i had to sit with a magpie goose and watch him finish his feed or otherwise if i walk away the currawongs + bowerbirds would rule the place and actually shoosh the magpie goose away from his brekky.

      currawongs have been a pain in the arse lately can't wait until they go away back to the mountains again

      amazingly enough i only remember seing 1 "bowerbird boy" , do you know what the ratio boys to girl is?

    12. piedbutcher (70 months ago | reply)

      the boys take seven years to get their black/blue plumage. young boys look like girls. if you get a good look you can pick an immature boy as he gets a pale bill and green throat. some black feathers can appear in the fifth or sixth year.

      yeah, they can both be ruthless when it comes to food!

    13. aaardvaark (70 months ago | reply)

      On the tangent of Currawongs and bullies, I was sort-of pleased to see yesterday a currawong being bullied. Doesn't happen often, and he was really getting a hard time. Unfortunately (and not surprisingly) the bullies were .... Noisy Miners. I haven't seen a heirarchy of bullies but Miners would have to be near the top of the list.

    14. Richard M. (70 months ago | reply)

      They do have the most amazing eyes.

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