Satin Bowerbirds~

On By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, TRAVEL REVIEWS, Wild Life

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~

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250 thoughts on “Satin Bowerbirds~”

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  11. Those eyes! The blue is startlingly beautiful, and the nest is neat-o, too.

    I’d never heard of these birds before. Your blog is so full of new-to-me info, that I leave feeling like a real smarty pants.

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  20. I’m with you, Cindy — building a house AND decorating it AND dancing are amazing attributes for a man seeking a mate, ha! Beautiful captures, and I do love their blue eyes! Happy Easter to you and yours!

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  27. So few birds with such wonderful blue eyes (bright blue not bluey-gray etc), very few indeed of which are commonly found. White ibis and white goose are the only ones I can think of offhand. So lovely to see.

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  35. What a gorgeous bird. Maybe that’s why I like blue so much because I have blue eyes and see the world that way… hee hee hee…

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  40. I just watched a Cosmos show I think Monday eve and there was talk about the differences of humans to other species and intelligence and what we do for each other, like building homes! And I believe the Bower Birds nest was shown a few different ones – yes there was quite a bit of blue too! Stunning little critter birdies 😀

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  45. Just read a chapter on bower birds in “The Thing with Feathers” and I found it interesting that the female bower birds choose their mate based on the bower they like best but then they go build a different nest to lay their eggs!

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  46. This posting sounds very funny. The bowerbirds are fantastic, and maybe the are preparing for the next generations, becoming industrial designers. Lol Thank you for a great moment of distration too, Cindy. Stay well and save. Michael

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  49. A million or so years ago (as a child in school) I was told I was colorblind. I do believe it incorrect but today, those stunning eyes look almost violet to me. My paternal grandmother (Swedish) had violet eyes but a much lighter shade. Your ability to capture the vibrancy is stellar.
    Bon santé et bisous!

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      1. Usually, it was called being “weird”. Unique sounds much nicer. I always knew I was different and didn’t care to change that. Though those about me, were determined… I answer to nobody but my conscience, and of course two felines. ❤

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                  1. You must be looking over my shoulder. The book has not arrived yet, but my research has begun. I haven’t a clue what this will feel like (to others that would be “look like”). ❤

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