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It’s in our nature
Kangaroos with babies in a pouch, cute koalas eating eucalyptus leaves, and the world's most venomous snakes... All of these things come to mind when you say Australia. But have you ever heard of bowerbirds? We'll take a closer look at two of them in today's edition of "Behind the Photos."
Meeting or even reading about bands is often disillusioning; your personal interpretation of their songs is shattered by the all-too-human personalities of the band members. This is not the case with Bowerbirds, whose lead members, Philip Moore and Beth Tacular, seem to fit their ethereal folk music almost too perfectly.
It’s in our nature
North Carolina duo's debut album will likely garner loads of comparisons to Devendra Banhart and Vetiver, but this brand of folk is more Appalachian than British and less concerned with psychedelia than melody.
Turkeys strut, peacocks preen, and bowerbirds design. Of all the strange things that male birds do to attract a mate, the bowerbird's ritual is the only one that could make it into the MoMA. They use two distinct types of "architecture" and have a keen eye for color as well.Image...
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male Bower Bird's display for female.
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Commonly known 'Stealing Bird' look closely and you will see why!
A fairly large bird of mid-montane forest. Male, mainly black plumage with 2 remarkable erectile fans which are lifted up over the head during its display. Metallic, blue-green, trapezium-shaped breast shield and patches above the eyes. Female has a dark brown back, barred underparts and a black head. Adult male is unmistakeable, but female is distinguished from Western Parotia female by its smaller size and Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise female by its larger size and black bill. The male’s yellow-green mouth interior is visible while it gives its piercing nasal screech.
Learn about Lawes's/Eastern Parotia: explore photos, sounds, and observations collected by birders around the world.
Happy Valentine's Day! (from the beautiful 'Hooves' by Bowerbirds)
Male great bowerbirds build these structures strictly to attract females for mating.
Satin Bowerbirds make a variety of calls including mechanical buzzing & churring, harsh grating calls, and loud descending whistles. Listen to examples.
Tree ants forming chain gangs, love nests built by bowerbirds and a whole graveyard of termite mounds ... here are the most amazing homes animals can build
This is the male Great Bowerbird from northern Australia. As with all bowerbirds this one has a display area for enticing females. The shrub at the right...
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…
