Satin Bower Bird fixin' up his Bower

This bower bird is fairly young. You can tell this by the bower - its not particularly well made and he doesn't move my blue hair tie. Experienced bower birds move stuff they haven't put there themselves. He also has a lot of white things (like flowers) and not as many blue things.

Satin Bower Birds will collect blue things to attract a mate. The female will fly in, seeing his blue stuff. When she lands on the runway, the bower bird does his dance. Most of the blue things are hidden from site when the female lands. The male then does his sexy dance and pulls out the items one by one showing off to her his collection. If she likes it, she'll mate with him. The bower is really just a hotel room, and shell fly off and lay her eggs and take care of them. THE BOWER IS NOT A NEST AND WILL NEVER HAVE EGGS IN IT!

There is some competition between males. Some males will steal other males blue things. However, everyone knows who the thief is. The bird that had his stuff stolen, will fly to the culprit's bower and steal back only his own stuff and put it back exactly how it was. He'll then go back and wreck the intruders bower, I guess out of spite. (I hardly blame him)

Bower birds are pretty particular where they put things. And if you move an experienced bower bird's things, hell move it back (even if its just flipped upside down, or moved a couple centimetres) If new things are added, he'll toss them out. This is how you can tell an experienced bower bird from a novice. (Like the one in the video)

Bower birds are long lived and males will apprentice under experienced males for 10 years before they give it a go by themselves. However, it usually still takes them a couple years to figure everything out. (like this guy)

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[DaelwynRaeala]

I put a fairly lengthy Bower Bird 101 intro in the description. You should read it. So I dont feel like I did it for nothing.

[scruffthemagicdragon]

@DaelwynRaeala Thanks!