Certainly is Viv. Given the pale bill, it
looks like a young male, maybe 3-4 years old. Got any other snaps? I think I
can see a blue/black feather on the rump, which would make him 5-6 years old. I’m
wondering if your bird is also the subject of this photograph: http://www.flickr.com/photos/0ystercatcher/2981329494/
Blue males are at least seven years old. Females
also look like young males but have dark bills.
Cheers
Anthony
-----Original Message-----
From: Vivien
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Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2008
4:43 PM
To: canberra birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] immature
bower bird?
Is the attached an immature bower bird? Photographed
in the bot gardens after some weird noises and posturing alerted me to its
presence.
