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Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis), Lake Argyle, Western Australia

Steven David Miller

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A great bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) tends to his bower at Lake Argyle in Western Australia. He decorates with white and green objects, using forced perpective to make the items look of uniform size. When a female arrives to inspect his bower, he bounds around showing off his treasures and then extends the magenta crest on his head.