Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

2 Satin Bowerbird at Hughes, ACT

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus at Hughes, ACT - 23 Feb 2019
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus at Hughes, ACT - 23 Feb 2019
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus at Hughes, ACT - 23 Feb 2019
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus at Hughes, ACT - 23 Feb 2019
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Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 27 Feb 2019 ArcherCallaway
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 26 Feb 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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I saw four Satin Bowerbirds in the middle of a quiet street apparently feeding on some plant matter that had fallen from a tree. I think some of the birds may have been immature birds but it was not clear. They were making the occasional whirring, metallic-like noise bowerbirds make. The bird in the last photo, with its beak open sometimes, looked dominant but at other times looked submissive.

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