tiabunna's photos with the keyword: Satin Bowerbird

I was surprised to look from the window and see this female Satin Bowerbird looking back up at me. I dashed off and grabbed the pocket camera to get this image (and some window reflections) while the bird itself left a calling card. :-)

Satin Bowerbirds are native to eastern Australia. This is a female or young male - very different from the adult male (7 years +) which has a beautiful almost metallic blue/black colour. For those in other parts of the world, they are roughly the size of pigeons. They also are absolute dynamite at stripping fruit trees, as this one was doing in a neighbour's tree. Best viewed large, also see PiPs.