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Blue Mountains Bird Watching – The Bower. Participate in some Blue Mountains Bird Watching as you watch 4 Satin Bowerbirds of differing ages, build, play, display and create the first stages of their incredible bower. Blue Mountains Birdwatching at it’s best.
24 sie 2018 · Probably the most well known of the 8 Bowerbird species found in Australia, the Satin Bowerbirds, specifically the males are notorious for their love of blue things. There is much more to these birds though. The adult male has that striking glossy blue-black plumage, and a violet-blue eye.
The blue objects match the colour of the mature male’s plumage, though, depending on the amount and angle of the light, the plumage can vary from blue to black. The blue objects also match the vivid blue eyes of the females and immature males.
The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia. A rare natural intergeneric hybrid between the satin bowerbird and the regent bowerbird is known as Rawnsley's bowerbird.
13 lis 2022 · Mating ritual. The female bower bird has a mottled green and brown plumage, providing ideal camouflage in Australia’s eastern states bushland.
Satin Bowerbirds are medium-sized birds. The adult male has striking glossy blue-black plumage, a pale bluish-white bill and a violet-blue iris. Younger males and females are similar in colour to each other and are collectively referred to as ‘green’ birds.
Satin Bowerbirds have mesmerizing lilac blue eyes. The satiny sheeny blue bowerbirds are spectacular, as are their green-coloured relatives. Birds sporting greenish plumage are young birds and adult females. Males attain their brilliant blue plumage when around six years old.
