Among these birds are the male blackbird and the Satin Bowerbird which is not black but very dark blue.

Like all bowerbirds, the Satin Bowerbird shows highly complex courtship behaviour.

Poulton uses the example of the Satin Bowerbird as evidence for an aesthetic sense.

The red and black of the fruiting body attracts birds, such as the Satin Bowerbird.

The Satin Bowerbird builds a special area, called a bower, to attract a female.

The satin bowerbird, a medium-size bird that is common to eastern Australia, does its mating in an elaborate bower built by the male.

The satin bowerbird uses a 'brush', usually a small flake of bark, to apply the paint to its bower; the other two species use their beaks.

The Satin Bowerbird lives in rainforests and on the edge of drier forests along the east coast of Australia.

The Crimson Rosella's blue tail feathers are one of the favourite decorations of the Satin Bowerbird.

Birds That Have Seen It All When last encountered, the male satin bowerbird was busily toning down its act.

The Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia.

The Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, is a small Australian bird known for its ability to build a special area for attracting females.

The Ring Tail Possum, Australian King Parrot and Satin Bowerbird are sometimes seen here.

The Satin Bowerbird is common in rainforest and tall wet sclerophyll forest in eastern Australia from southern Queensland to Victoria.

A rare natural intergeneric hybrid between the Regent Bowerbird and the Satin Bowerbird is known as Rawnsley's Bowerbird.

Some species, like the satin bowerbird, construct avenue-shaped bowers, which are decorated with all sorts of items - snail shells, flowers, pebbles and an array of bits and pieces.

The Satin Bowerbird has attracted the interest of evolutionary psychologists; it has a complex courtship ritual in which the male creates a bower filled with blue, shiny items to woo mates.

Common Ravens can live up to 21 years in the wild, a lifespan exceeded among passerines by only a few Australasian species such as the Satin Bowerbird and probably the lyrebirds.

These figures are comparable to large Australian passerines like the Superb Lyrebird or Satin Bowerbird and more than ten times the life expectancies of similar sized Holarctic songbirds.

The central bushlands are known for the presence of the Satin Bowerbird, and many blue objects such as milk bottle tops and clothes pegs from nearby homes can be found in their nests.

If I'm very lucky, I might see the satin bowerbird building his nest, decorating it with blue and green found objects (candy wrappers, bottle caps, bits of cloth) and doing his mating dance.

Fruit eaten by a variety of birds, including Green Catbird, Regent Bowerbird, Satin Bowerbird, Topknot Pigeon and White-headed Pigeon.

There are 120 species of birds including the Wedge-tailed Eagle, Australian Brush-turkey, Eastern Whipbird, King Parrot, Satin Bowerbird, Goshawks and Finches.

Despite being within a large city, Brush Farm has remarkable fauna, including the Powerful Owl, Emerald Dove, Eastern Whipbird, Satin Bowerbird and the Green Tree Snake.

Poulton uses the example of the satin bowerbird as evidence for an aesthetic sense.

The red and black of the fruiting body attracts birds, such as the satin bowerbird.

Like all bowerbirds, the satin bowerbird shows highly complex courtship behaviour.

Among these birds are the male blackbird and the Satin Bowerbird which is not black but very dark blue.

The ringtail possum, Australian king parrot and satin bowerbird are sometimes seen here.

The Satin Bowerbird builds a special area, called a bower, to attract a female.

Male Satin Bowerbird and his blue "treasure"

The satin bowerbird, a medium-size bird that is common to eastern Australia, does its mating in an elaborate bower built by the male.

Ptilinorhynchus violaceus Blue is the colour of preference for the male Satin Bowerbird.

The crimson rosella's blue tail feathers are one of the favourite decorations of the satin bowerbird.

I pointed out the first bird of interest, a Satin Bowerbird that flew nearby and perched on the open top of a distant tree.

The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia.

In the case of the satin bowerbird, most of the objects are in shades of blue, and can include bits of plastic or ribbon.

The satin bowerbird uses a 'brush', usually a small flake of bark, to apply the paint to its bower; the other two species use their beaks.

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin bowerbird)

The Satin Bowerbird lives in rainforests and on the edge of drier forests along the east coast of Australia.

Female satin bowerbird home range estimates bower dispersion in the Bunya Mountains: how many males does a female have to choose from?

Birds That Have Seen It All When last encountered, the male satin bowerbird was busily toning down its act.

A rare natural intergeneric hybrid between the regent bowerbird and the satin bowerbird is known as Rawnsley's bowerbird.

The satin bowerbird is common in rainforest and tall wet sclerophyll forest in eastern Australia from southern Queensland to Victoria.

Despite being within a large city, Brush Farm has remarkable fauna, including the powerful owl, emerald dove, eastern whipbird, satin bowerbird and the green tree snake.

The Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, is a small Australian bird known for its ability to build a special area for attracting females.

Jack Holland is seeking information for his follow-up CBN article on the movement of the Satin Bowerbird into the Canberra suburbs.

The fruit is eaten by a variety of birds, including green catbird, regent bowerbird, satin bowerbird, topknot pigeon and white-headed pigeon.

These figures are comparable to large Australian passerines like the superb lyrebird or satin bowerbird and more than ten times the life expectancies of similar sized Holarctic songbirds.

The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia.

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin bowerbird)

Scientists studied satin bowerbirds ( Ptilonorhynchus violaceus ) living in the forest just north of Brisbane in Australia.

The Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, is a small Australian bird known for its ability to build a special area for attracting females.

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) Only recorded from Royal National Park where we saw three on 4/8 and then on three dates, 6-8/8, in Lamington National Park.

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) NSW. One male in Royal National Park. Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) NT. 4+ at Lee Point in coastal scrub.

Rawnsley's bowerbird, also known as Rawnsley's satin bird or the blue regent, is a rare intergeneric hybrid between a satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) and a regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus).