Satin Bowerbirds collect quite a variety of yellow items, or, at least they do in the Blue Mountains. I have seen everlasting daisies, onion skins, variegated foliage from conifers, yellow crest feathers from Sulphur-crested Cockatoos , other yellow leaves and flowers, etc. Jill Dark
There’s an adult male Satin Bowerbird in my neighborhood that passes through my property on its way to and from where I presume its bower is. (I haven’t crashed into the underbrush to confirm this as I don’t want to disturb the bird at the bower.) Today, I saw the male land in the yard … Read more
Dear all, Here is Steve Debus’ response Regards Shirley
The problem with bogey birds is that they are (hopefully) temporary. But even when finally seen, and that glaring gap is filled, you can still look at your lifelist chronologically and revisit the anomalies. I managed to see 564 species in Australia before my first Fuscous Honeyeater. I was wondering if I could get to … Read more
Over the past couple of days I have seen 7 Shining Flycatchers at 4 new sites on the Noosa River and Lake Cooroibah on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. All the birds were seen from my kayak. This brings to 10 the number of sites I have for this species, hitherto regarded as very rare in southeast … Read more