Bower birds

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Troppoz

Bower birds

Post by Troppoz »

Noticed a bunch of rubbish under a tree by the side of the road which on closer inspection revealed a bower birds bower decorated with broken glass, aluminium foil, red plastic and even what looked like red lacy knickers :shock:

Didnt spot the creator though but I hear them constantly, they are superb mimics and perfectly replicate the sounds of cat fights, lawn mowers, traffic sounds. Its so uncanny, the only way you can tell if a sound is a mower or a bower bird is if its coming from a tree!
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Re: Bower birds

Post by Dave Brown »

So do these Bower Birds go around collecting up all the rubbish from the road side, or do they nick it like Jackdaws do here.

Must sound really weird... a lawn mower in a tree :lol:
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Re: Bower birds

Post by flounder »

Dave Brown wrote:Must sound really weird... a lawn mower in a tree
Where do you think the name flymo came from? :wink:
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Re: Bower birds

Post by Clive60 »

I have seen film of Bower Birds and they are amazing, as you say they can mimic almost anything.
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Re: Bower birds

Post by call »

its a shame there is none in zoos around here, its a nice species that I would like to see :(
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