Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

1 Satin Bowerbird at Deakin, ACT

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus at Deakin, ACT - 20 Jun 2019
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus at Deakin, ACT - 20 Jun 2019
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Identification history

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 22 Jun 2019 ArcherCallaway
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 22 Jun 2019 LisaH

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I was amazed by the beautiful eye colour.

3 comments

   23 Jun 2019
yes they have the most beautiful eyes 🤩
LisaH wrote:
   23 Jun 2019
Shame about their choice of food, though - when it involves carefully grown tomatoes, brassicas, beans, grapes - anything we're looking forward to eating, basically. Suppose we (well, the gardener, who is not me), just has to grow extra to share . . .
   23 Jun 2019
Hahaha not a problem unless you have carefully grown tomatoes and other fresh produce. Anything I've ever tried to grow seems to die long before I need to worry about sharing with bowerbirds regardless of how careful I am!

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Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Deakin, ACT - 24 Oct 2024 by LisaH
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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima (Hop Bush) at GG46 - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Red Hill Nature Reserve - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Lomandra bracteata (Small Matrush) at GG139 - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at GG139 - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Cassinia aculeata subsp. aculeata (Dolly Bush, Common Cassinia, Dogwood) at GG139 - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at GG139 - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at GG201 - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at GG139 - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana (Snowgrass) at GG139 - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Amyema miquelii (Box Mistletoe) at GG139 - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. polyanthemos (Red Box) at Red Hill Nature Reserve - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Oxalis perennans (Grassland Wood Sorrel) at Red Hill Nature Reserve - 29 Dec 2023 by Tapirlord
Rhytidoponera aspera (Greenhead ant) at Deakin, ACT - 2 Jul 2023 by LisaH
Monopis icterogastra (Wool Moth) at Deakin, ACT - 14 May 2023 by LisaH
Juncus filicaulis (Thread Rush) at Deakin, ACT - 13 Feb 2023 by Tapirlord
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Deakin, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by LisaH
Juncus vaginatus (Clustered Rush) at Deakin, ACT - 10 Feb 2023 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus dives (Broad-leaved Peppermint) at Deakin, ACT - 3 Feb 2023 by Tapirlord
Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle) at Deakin, ACT - 25 Jan 2023 by LisaH
Leptorhynchos squamatus subsp. squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Deakin, ACT - 7 Jan 2023 by LisaH
Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth) at Deakin, ACT - 7 Jan 2023 by LisaH
Rytidosperma auriculatum (Lobed Wallaby Grass) at Deakin, ACT - 15 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Plantago varia (Native Plaintain) at Deakin, ACT - 9 Oct 2022 by Tapirlord
Celaenia atkinsoni (Atkinson's bird-dropping spider) at Deakin, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by LisaH
Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) at Deakin, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by LisaH
Ocystola paulinella (A Concealer Moth) at Deakin, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by LisaH
Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) (Bag-shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars) at Deakin, ACT - 3 Jun 2022 by LisaH
Senecio hispidulus (Hill Fireweed) at Deakin, ACT - 22 May 2022 by Tapirlord
Rytidosperma auriculatum (Lobed Wallaby Grass) at Deakin, ACT - 22 May 2022 by Tapirlord
Cassinia quinquefaria (Rosemary Cassinia) at Deakin, ACT - 28 Jan 2022 by Tapirlord
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mealybug ladybird) at Deakin, ACT - 28 Jan 2022 by Tapirlord
Amyema miquelii (Box Mistletoe) at Deakin, ACT - 28 Jan 2022 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. polyanthemos (Red Box) at Deakin, ACT - 28 Jan 2022 by Tapirlord
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at Deakin, ACT - 28 Jan 2022 by Tapirlord
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Deakin, ACT - 28 Jan 2022 by Tapirlord
Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) (Rhytidoponera ant) at Deakin, ACT - 27 Dec 2021 by LisaH
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Red Hill, ACT - 27 Dec 2021 by LisaH
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (Hoary Sunray) at Deakin, ACT - 31 Oct 2021 by LisaH
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Red Hill, ACT - 26 Oct 2021 by LisaH
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Deakin, ACT - 23 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Stomorhina discolor (Snout fly) at Deakin, ACT - 15 Sep 2021 by LisaH
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Deakin, ACT - 15 Sep 2021 by LisaH
Pardalotus punctatus (Spotted Pardalote) at Deakin, ACT - 14 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) at Deakin, ACT - 11 Sep 2021 by BIrdsinCanberra
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Deakin, ACT - 30 Aug 2021 by ebristow
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Deakin, ACT - 30 Aug 2021 by ebristow
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at Deakin, ACT - 14 Aug 2021 by KL
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Deakin, ACT - 13 Aug 2021 by KL
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima (Hop Bush) at Deakin, ACT - 13 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Cupressus arizonica (Arizona Cypress) at Deakin, ACT - 13 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Adoxia benallae (Leaf beetle) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Feb 2021 by LisaH
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Deakin, ACT - 18 Feb 2021 by LisaH
Nacoleia rhoeoalis (Spilomelinae) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Feb 2021 by LisaH
Heliocausta undescribed species (A concealer moth) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Feb 2021 by LisaH
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Feb 2021 by LisaH
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Hughes, ACT - 11 Feb 2021 by JackyF
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Conocephalomima barameda (False Meadow Katydid, Barameda) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Lasiocampidae (family) (Snout moth) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattlebird) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Clania ignobilis (Faggot Case Moth) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Clania (genus) (A case moth) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Pergidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Sawfly) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Conocephalomima barameda (False Meadow Katydid, Barameda) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Eleale pulchra (Clerid beetle) at Hughes, ACT - 9 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Deakin, ACT - 7 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Philemon corniculatus (Noisy Friarbird) at Deakin, ACT - 7 Jan 2021 by JackyF
Lasiocampidae (family) immature (Lappet & Snout Moths) at Deakin, ACT - 5 Jan 2021 by JamWiRe
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Jan 2021 by JamWiRe
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Nov 2020 by LisaH
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by JackyF
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Nodding Chocolate Lily) at Hughes, ACT - 10 Nov 2020 by LisaH
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Deakin, ACT - 21 Oct 2020 by JackyF
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Hughes, ACT - 21 Oct 2020 by JackyF
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Oct 2020 by JackyF
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Deakin, ACT - 20 Oct 2020 by JackyF
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Oct 2020 by JackyF
Trifolium arvense var. arvense (Haresfoot Clover) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by kieranh
Dacryopinax spathularia (Dacryopinax spathularia) at Deakin, ACT - 6 Oct 2020 by JackyF
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Deakin, ACT - 29 Sep 2020 by JackyF
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) at Deakin, ACT - 29 Sep 2020 by JackyF
Carex sp. (A Sedge) at Deakin, ACT - 10 Sep 2020 by JackyF
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Sep 2020 by JackyF
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Deakin, ACT - 5 Sep 2020 by JackyF
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Deakin, ACT - 5 Sep 2020 by JackyF
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Sep 2020 by JackyF
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Deakin, ACT - 2 Sep 2020 by JackyF

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  • 20 Jun 2019 12:04 PM Recorded on
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