Regent bower

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a black and yellow bird sitting on top of a tree branch with leaves around it
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a yellow and black bird sitting on top of a tree next to green plants in a forest
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regent bowerbird
a black and yellow bird is flying in the air over some grass with trees behind it
Regent Bowerbird in flight (Male) - photo by Oceanwideimages
a black and yellow bird flying in the air with its wings spread wide open next to some trees
Galleries - Australian Geographic
Male regent bowerbirds (Sericulus chrysocephalus) are glossy black with bright orange-yellow feathers on their heads shoulders and wings, while females are light brown with mottled markings and grey bills - Photo Credit: Trevor Andersen
two birds sitting on the ground in front of some bushes and trees, one is yellow and black
Regent Bowerbird male with his bower and female court
a bird sitting on top of a nest in the middle of some plants and flowers
Regent Bowerbird – King Orchids
In the 1950s we lived in a rural setting on the outskirts overlooking Brisbane – on the edge of a rainforest. Grandad presented me with a 410 gauge shotgun on my fourteenth birthday and I began shooting rabbit, hare, duck, and quail for the table. One day in the depths of a cloud forest near Mount Glorious, I raised my gun to fire as an incredibly beautiful gold-and-black bird descended between me and the pigeon prey. Stopped me in my tracks. Not shy or timid, the dazzling creature swung upside
two birds in flight with trees in the background
Pair of Regent Bower Birds, Lamington NP,Australia by David Woolcock | Redbubble
Regent Bowerbird (l) female (r) male - Sericulus chrysocephalus - This folly builder (mod. usage : an elaborate structure built primarily for decoration with a secondary practical function) is of the family Ptilonorhynchidae. Regent bowerbirds in particular are known to mix a muddy greyish blue or pea green 'saliva paint' in their mouths which they use to decorate their bowers; known at times to use crushed leaves as brushes - Image : © David Woolcock
a black and yellow bird with its wings spread
Australian Parrots and Birds - REGENT BOWERBIRD .. male common lives east Australia By Brian Hale | Facebook
REGENT BOWERBIRD .. male common lives east Australia By Brian Hale. Australia has eight species of bowerbird, we have the tooth billed bower, the golden bower, the satin bower, the spotted bower, the western bower, the great bower, the fawn breasted bower and the regent above, he collects berries, leaves and cicada shells to attract a girl to his bower and mate, the female has a black crown and scalloped back, she lays 2 buff eggs when nesting and they grow from 24-28cm.
a black and yellow bird with it's wings spread
The Other Side
This photo shows the male performing a wing dance to attract the femals: A Male Regent Bower Bird.