Bird of paradise decorates nest (birds, eagle, cam, look)

[BirdFan]

This is pretty awesome:

bower bird from tropical rainforest of arfak mountains - YouTube

How do they learn to do that?? If you know of any other videos of this behaviors, please post!

[Dallas Kitty]

That is fascinating! It is a mystery how they know what to select and how to design their homes. The live eagle cam showed the parents raising the edges of the nest once the eaglets started scrambling around.

I don't have anything interesting to add to this thread.

But others will!

[thunderkat59]

There is a special running on some PBS stations in my area about Bird of Paradise and other Rain Forest birds.
The BoP segment was so crazy I wouldnt have believed if I didnt see it. He makes a very elaborate and groovy bachelor pad in hopes of attracting of female bird, when he does, he tries to entice the birdlette by strutting his stuff!
Hmmmmm . . . . Sounds like another species we are aware of ?


The Mating Dance - A must see!!!! - YouTube

[Dallas Kitty]

Originally Posted by thunderkat59

There is a special running on some PBS stations in my area about Bird of Paradise and other Rain Forest birds.
The BoP segment was so crazy I wouldnt have believed if I didnt see it. He makes a very elaborate and groovy bachelor pad in hopes of attracting of female bird, when he does, he tries to entice the birdlette by strutting his stuff!
Hmmmmm . . . . Sounds like another species we are aware of ?


The Mating Dance - A must see!!!! - YouTube

I'll take a look at PBS. Thanks for the mention. If I meet a man who tries to woo me like this, I'll keep him!

That mating dance is such a delight to watch and his enchanting mating dance is included with the video in R_Cowgirl's post here:
Tell me your nature observations!

[thunderkat59]

Originally Posted by Dallas Kitty

I'll take a look at PBS. Thanks for the mention. If I meet a man who tries to woo me like this, I'll keep him!

That mating dance is such a delight to watch and his enchanting mating dance is included with the video in R_Cowgirl's post here:
Tell me your nature observations!

Awesome !!!!!

[BirdFan]

Originally Posted by Dallas Kitty

I'll take a look at PBS. Thanks for the mention. If I meet a man who tries to woo me like this, I'll keep him!

That mating dance is such a delight to watch and his enchanting mating dance is included with the video in R_Cowgirl's post here:
Tell me your nature observations!

Thanks for the link. I hadn't seen that video before!