On a recent trip to Mebbin national park I was fortunate enough to come across a Satin Bowerbird bower and spent about half a day slowly getting this footage. It is fascinating to watch the care they take in building it. Unfortunately I didn’t see any courtship displays but maybe next time…
Enjoy
Great footage Scott, what sort of camera were you using? He doesn’t seem to mind it all….
thanks Malt, I was using a Gopro 4 silver with a remote. He didn’t mind the camera but took some time to come back to the bower each time I moved it. Took quite a few hours to get all the footage. I took my time to minimise the disturbance.
I think you just made me have to spend some money. You got a really good result with a birds eye view. As much as I like to walk a circuit looking for a variety of birds I am finding that staking out a spot is paying off…particularly for territorial birds. I have been watching a pair of Yellow Robins and a Spotted Pardalotes at two spots. I also have a regular nesting spot for a pair of Peregrine Falcons that I like to sit and watch.
I think you just made me have to spend some money. You got a really good result with a birds eye view. As much as I like to walk a circuit looking for a variety of birds I am finding that staking out a spot is paying off…particularly for territorial birds. I have been watching a pair of nesting Yellow Robins and Spotted Pardalotes at two locations. I also have a regular nesting spot for a pair of Peregrine Falcons that I like to sit and watch.
Wonderful video, loved seeing the female come in for a look too. Great stuff enjoyed every second
Thanks Lorraine 🙂