Howdy All,
Further to my email of yesterday detailing a first sighting of bower
birds for me here in Higgins....... I was just down the street
checking whether the bird I saw in evidence yesterday was there (I
heard it in a large conifer two houses down from my place this
morning when I was hanging out the washing) but I didn't see the
black male bird of yesterday. I did however see 2 green birds, but
not close enough to tell you beak colour or anything like that for
attempting to do any sex or age identification, even if I knew
how. One of these was calling in the usual distinct call of the
species, but nowhere near as strongly or intricately as the black
male I saw yesterday.
So... we have not just one but at least 3 bower birds apparently in
residence in my street here. Cool!! Hopefully they might visit my
garden for water at times. Interestingly, I cannot see any evidence
of a bower constructed as yet, but there are definitely blue items
lying about in a cleared area, so perhaps the bower will be a future
display addition. <grin>
Has anyone else heard of bower birds this far west in Belconnen? Or
have I missed other reports?
Thanks.
Cheers.
Paul T.
Higgins, ACT
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