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Transitional bowerbirds

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Subject: Transitional bowerbirds
From: Geoffrey Dabb <>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 02:29:29 +0000

As these are topical, the below snaps from my garden this morning might be of interest.

 

 

Of more interest is that I showed this chatline pics of a similar transitional male at the same bower almost exactly 2 years ago.  That now full-plumaged male is still around.  At 9 years it would be too young to be the father of the present 7-year old.  The bird now shown has probably been one of the yellow-billed green students at the bower over the last 3 or so years.

 

More bowerbirds around, more transitional males.   

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