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MacGregor’s bowerbird builds a kind
of tower from branches, which stands
like a Christmas tree in a moss-draped
circle . The area around it is thoroughly
cleared of branches and litter . Glittering
threads of animal hair or caterpillar poo
decorate the lower branches of the tower
like festive Christmas decorations .
As the name suggests, the great grey
The satin bowerbird loves everything bowerbird prefers the more muted
blue . He collects berries, blossoms, shades . He collects stones, shards of
feathers and bits of blue plastic or glass bone, snail shells, pieces of snakeskin
to attract females to his bower . The or butterfly wing, bits of plastic, bottle
bower itself is a corridor of artistically caps and mosses to make the area around
arranged branches, and sometimes the his nest as interesting as possible . He is
walls are even painted with berry juice also quite competitive and may even
or charcoal . destroy another male’s construction .
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