PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae

Ptilonorhynchus maculatus  

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)
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© Vik Dunis 2009
Currawinya National Park, QLD (Jul, 2009)

I stopped at a waterhole in Currawinya National Park to do a little bird-watching and within minutes was being inspected by several Spotted Bowerbirds which took up positions in the nearest trees in order to observe me.

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird Bower

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird decorating bower

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird showing erect pink crest

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird showing erect pink crest

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted in the bush

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird

Spotted Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)

Spotted Bowerbird