Whose hiding here?
A mama curlew and her chick, that’s who! (You can see the camouflaged chick in the first photo in the upper right if you look carefully).
Mama quickly proceeded to lead me away from her chick,
like a good protective mama bird.
Bush Stone Curlews are ground dwelling, carnivorous birds native to Australia. They can fly, but rely on concealment to evade predation.
Cheers to you from the clever, camouflaged, curlews~
It’s harder to be upset,
when visited by flying rainbows.
Especially when they decide,
to join your picnic.
Flying fluffs,
of rainbow hope,
on wing!
Cheers to you from your friends the lorikeets and me~
Satin Bowerbirds are native to Australia. The birds pictured here are females. Males are dark black, but have the same startling blue eyes.
Bowerbirds are named after the elaborate stick structures called bowers that males build to attract a mate.
They use found objects, to decorate their bowers, the flashier and bluer, the better!
Females inspect the bowers, while the males dance near them, and females choose their mate based both on the dance and the bower.
Bowers are decorated with anything colorful the birds find, like pens, buttons, blue plastic, blue balloons, blue bottle caps, blue feathers etc. There have a definite preference for blue colors that match their eyes!
I am impressed with any guy who will not only build a house for his mate, but shop till he drops to decorate it, and dance for her too!
Wow!
I didn’t find any bowers in Australia, but here is an image of a bower that I found on The San Diego Zoo’s website.
Photo Source: San Diego Zoo.org
Cheers to you from the lucky female Australian Bowerbirds~
I know just how this bird is feeling.
This is my face after reading the news.
I also relate to the stressful snacking,
and that guilty look afterwards.
Birds seem to always understand us.
Hope these guys bring smiles and cheers, to you, from me at The Holler~
Note: Pied Currowangs are omnivorous birds from Eastern Oz.
