Friday, July 2, 2010

Wonder-full World: The Vogelkop Bowerbird, Enchanting Artist

View the amazing artistic sensibilities of the Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata) of New Guinea as he prepares his bower to entice a mate; one of God's wondrous creatures! [BBC One video via YouTube]

 
The male constructs what amounts to a reception hall supported in the middle by a sapling, the trunk of which is wrapped in moss. An intricate woven roof of twigs and grasses shelter the Bowerbird's art gallery.

Photo: Uy Laboratory, Department of Biology, Syracuse University

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