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Cargo
20-08-2014, 4:26pm
I was thrilled to find this on our last trip up to the Walsh River, I have never seen one before !!!
It wasn't the easiest thing to shoot .... Lots of branches in the way and very low down, its not the best place to lay on the ground !!!
Anyway this was the best I managed & thought you might be interested to see it too

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Cheers Cargo

Mary Anne
20-08-2014, 5:46pm
Thats amazing Cargo and a shame we cannot cc on this Forum
I have never seen that before, its so different from the Satin bower birds bower, did you manage to get a pic of the Great Bower Bird.

jim
20-08-2014, 6:37pm
Most interesting.

Mark L
20-08-2014, 7:17pm
Ain't nature wonderful.:)
And where would they be if one species didn't leave colourful things laying around for the birds to collect.:(
Wonder what they used before plastic?

Cargo
20-08-2014, 7:28pm
No bird in sight Mary Anne :)
Just more shells and flowers I guess Mark, bit boring though ;)

Cage
20-08-2014, 7:32pm
Great find and thanks for sharing it.

It obviously has a seafood fetish and may be a South Sydney supporter too.

Lesley Bray
27-08-2014, 7:03am
Thanks for sharing, it is most interesting. I have seen a couple of these bowers in Cape York and they have all had white pebbles, shells etc around them. I had previously thought that bowerbirds collect blue objects.
Lesley

Glenda
27-08-2014, 7:19am
Really interesting and something many of use probably will never see. Amazing number of shells around - would make a crunchy bed.

Cargo
27-08-2014, 5:46pm
Coincidently came across this today :) ... It was good to read about it in depth

http://www.sciencefriday.com/blogs/08/25/2014/picture-of-the-week-great-bowerbird-s-bower.html

Cheers Cargo

Olive
29-08-2014, 8:37am
What a great find Cargo! Thanks for the article too.

Mark L
31-08-2014, 9:07pm
Was trying to find so video of a bower bird building a bower. Not much luck.
Though found this, which is a bit interesting .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjAcyTXRunY

And this ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI6dPeNjRWw:):)

Cargo
01-09-2014, 7:41pm
Onya Mark .... Put a smile on my dial :D

Cheers Cargo