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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  • 20 Jun 2019 12:04 PM Recorded on
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