Take a lesson in DIY from the male bowerbird, which elaborately decorates its nest to seduce its mate. By Terry Tom Brown
Flame Bowerbird
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I'm extremely partial to lovely old china teacups and have always fancied quirky lighting, so what could be better than combining the two. Here are some fancy up-cycled lighting ideas bringing Nana style crockery out of the cabinet. Very illuminating! Melbourne designer Gregory Bonasera wins the "I wish I'd thought of that" award for his Electric Mavis pedant lights. His whimsical lights are a quirky and inventive re-purposing of Nana's vintage teacups giving them a modern twist. "Electric Mavis is a cheeky take on discarded domestic crockery. With minimal modification, these fine porcelain objects are transformed from op shop clutter or potential landfill into chic contemporary light fittings using one low voltage halogen bulb."Hervé Matejewski , a French lighting designer, creates jumbled crockery lampshades made from discarded teacups and secondhand china rescued from the flea markets and junk shops of Paris. His Lampe Porcelaine collection are assembled from porcelain cups, saucers, bowls, ramekins and cake plates, each in a slightly different configuration. German born Design student Louisa Köber created these delightful "Tealights" for an installation as part of an exhibition hosted by a power company in Stuttgart. The pieces play with the translucency of porcelain and the natural cupped shapes are a perfect receptacle for a light source. These sweet nightlights by micah 7 are made with a selection of sliced teacups attached to a base especially made for nightlights. Great for a dark hall way or a childs room.
"This Bower my Prison" is the blog name of the multi talented Sydney artist and sculptor Jane Gillings . I found out about Jane when I re...
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'The Indigo Amulet' by Mo 2015 made in the Bower Bird Blues Workshop with India Flint & Roz Hawker hosted by Tarla Elward with feathers and a few vintage treasures added this morning to honour the indigo materials : vegetable tanned leather, papyrus, indigo leaves stitched inside with linen and silk thread, edged with frayed…
Mudlarking on the Thames, London
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A very colorful bowerbird of foothill and lower montane forests. Male is bright orange and yellow with a black face, edge to the wing and tail. Female has yellow underparts and a brown back with brown scaling on the chest. Forages for fruit in the canopy but perches out in the early morning. Golden Myna is superficially similar, although the male Masked Bowerbird lacks the black back and belly. Call, a loud rasping note that sounds rather like a taser.
Kate Thompson is a destination wedding photographer with a documentary and fine art approach. She creates keepsakes in both digital & film for art and design-loving couples and strives to create a relaxed environment where couples can focus on feeling loved and present. Kate is based in Virginia and documents luxury weddings in destinations worldwide.
Satin Bowerbird, female (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
In 2015, birder and author Noah Strycker undertook the ultimate birding adventure: Between January and December, he traveled through 41 countries and recorded 6,042 birds … Read More "A photo gallery of Noah Strycker’s Big Year birds"
Tory-Hughes---Seacliff-Brooch
This edited article about birds originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 653 published on 20 July 1974. Various bower-birds including the Orange Crested Gardener Bower-bird from New Guinea on the flower-strewn grass in front of its bower (bottom) There are several species of bower-birds all found only in Australia and New Guinea. Only […]
Whenever you come across a Great Bowerbirds bower it is interesting to see what has been placed in the bower to attract a female bird and the variety of bones…
Commonly known 'Stealing Bird' look closely and you will see why!
