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Satin Bowerbird


Satin Bowerbird
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Copyright: Chris Chafer (sandpiper2) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1906 W: 107 N: 4875] (16757)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-26
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds of Australia, North-east New South Wales [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-12-22 6:17
Viewed: 5847
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a male Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus), a bird of the eastern rainforests, wet eucalypt forests and even urban gardens. They are a relatively common bird that can become reasonably tame around human settlement and places frequented by people. I found this one in the picnic grounds at Queen Mary Falls on the NSW / Queensland border.

Male bowerbirds construct a display area on the ground, which consists of an avenue of sticks cemented together with salivia. The avenue is decorated with blue, silver and yellow ornaments such as shells, flowers and even human objects such as drinking straws and clothes pegs. The male with the best decorated bower attracts the most females, where he courts them with dancing, a metallic wheezing song and lots of spell-binding wing flapping.

The male takes no part in nest building or rearing the young; he’s too busy trying to mate with as many females as he can.

thanks for looking.
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Hi Chris!
Your bird looks like shining of blue :-)
Amazing photo and fantastic pose.
Good work.

Hey Chris this is statuesque..What a beautiful capture.The eye color and the dull color of the bird are unbelieable.The wood and the legs of the birds are a little OE,but not very important.TFS

Very handsome bird. Eyes are indeed fantastic. Thanks for the note too.

Regards, Petru

Hi Chris

Well done on this capture. Good POV, nice depth of colour, tack sharp showing plenty of detail. Some parts are a little OE. Very nice work. TFS and a very Merry Christmas and safe New Year.

Hi Chris,
wow, is it realy blue?
Even the eye is blue, wow, interesting.
He's sitting there very majestic, also seems to be very big one.
Thanks for sharing, wonderful, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1393 W: 119 N: 5267] (23955)
  • [2005-12-22 17:47]

What a bird ! Looks like plastic to me. You did great, a bit over-exposed on some parts but a great capture nonetheless. Thanks !

Mario

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1053 W: 5 N: 3475] (15161)
  • [2005-12-23 3:57]

amazing capture Chris; sharpness, light, composition, everything is excellent ! colors are also fantastic .TFS

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 598 W: 11 N: 72] (436)
  • [2005-12-23 4:51]

Beautiful shot!Stunning blue,ur exposure is spot on!Good POV.

Hi Chris,
It's a very nice shot. Well framed and exposed. The colour of the feathers is superb.
I like it very much.

Have a great Christmas and a happy New Year!

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1835 W: 301 N: 4287] (14767)
  • [2005-12-23 15:50]

I like blue!
Merry Christmas to you and to those whom you cherish, Chris, and thanks for sharing your beautifull pictures. I really believe that it is worth to make it to be in contact with our increasingly small world.
I am at Granby with my father. We have a great time together preparing the banquet to come for Christmas.
Take care my young friend.
Luc

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  • klemmg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 40 N: 484] (1719)
  • [2005-12-23 16:45]

Great shades of blue, unreal violet eyecolour, high impact! A bit OE, especially feet and perch (light falling through leaves sometimes does that to you...). Good shot in any case!
Regards,
Gabi

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1457 W: 0 N: 1176] (6526)
  • [2005-12-27 18:23]

Hi Chris,
Beautiful bird, very good details and colour.
Thank you and have a happy new year!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3089 W: 230 N: 6774] (23770)
  • [2005-12-29 14:36]

How did I miss that one, Chris? The color on that bird is stunning. Great POV and good details. What an amazing bird. Well done and TFS. : )

Wonderful colors ! Love this pic'
TFS.
Pascal.

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 481 W: 0 N: 895] (2862)
  • [2006-01-09 4:00]

Hi Chris.
Is wonderful the color, the deep blue color,magnific details of the eyes,is a very nice composition, excellent details and colors.
Saludos...RICARDO.

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1659 W: 95 N: 2273] (8415)
  • [2006-02-04 14:56]

Nature definition for blue colour.
Excelent photo!

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