Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

1 Satin Bowerbird at Deakin, ACT

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus at Deakin, ACT - 9 Dec 2018
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Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 11 Dec 2018 ArcherCallaway
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 11 Dec 2018 BIrdsinCanberra

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I could hear a Satin Bowerbird making its strange, whirring mating call but it took me a while to be able to see it. Only when it moved higher into the tree was it obvious. This was the only photo I was able to take before it flew off to the north-west.

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