Nuchal crest in the hand
An art and science project about bowerbirds
A hundred years of science
Here I was testing to what extent bowerbirds would steal objects from other bowers. This container of green glass nuggets was placed equidistant between bowers 5, 12 and 4 (which was quite close to bower 12). The bower 12 bird took many of the nuggets. In the end two nuggets were moved from bower …
by jane ulman, 22.08.08 Bird on a wire, in the hand, in the bush, bird on the wing, of the air, of a feather, of passage, of paradise, of peace… early bird, night owl, rain bird, lyrebird, sea bird, song bird bird of prey, bird’s eye, bird’s nest, birdsong… The landscape is alive with song. …
…On Saturday 6 September, Birds Australia North Queensland (BANQ) will try to locate as many bowers of the Golden and Tooth-billed Bowerbirds as possible. We need volunteers to spend the day in the highlands of the Wet Tropics searching for bowers and recording their locations. If the 6th is inconvenient, you can choose any …
fembot developed by the collaborative team of Gail Patricelli, Gregory Walsh, Gerry Borgia, Al Uy and Seth Coleman at the University of Maryland in 2002