It's all in the Eye
by Maryse Jansen
Title
It's all in the Eye
Artist
Maryse Jansen
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Female Satin Bowerbird perched on a branch in the rainforest. While the male Satin Bowerbird is a glossy blue-black bird, the female could be called dull in her olive, brown and cream plumage if it wasn’t for her gorgeous purple-blue eye!!!
The males go to great length to please her eye as they build their bowers: the focal point of their territory where courting and mating rituals take place. They create an avenue of two parallel rows of sticks and decorate the area with anything blue they can find: feathers, flowers and berries but they also ‘steal’ artificial objects from the human world such as plastic straws, pegs, bottle tops and pieces of glass. Lesser known is the fact that they also put yellow and brown objects such as cicada shells and more flowers in their bowers.
Satin Bowerbirds feed mostly on fruits, but will also take leaves and insects. They are common in rainforests, and nearby eucalypt forests in eastern and south-eastern Australia. Taken in south east Queensland, Australia.
If you'd like to read more about the story behind this photo then please visit my blog post 'Satin Bowerbird - The Story of the Stunning Eye' by copying the following link into your browser:
https://marysejansenart.earth/satin-bowerbird-story-of-stunning-eye/
Thank you to the following groups on Fine Art America for featuring this image on their home page:
Birds IN Australia 03-06-2021
Beautiful Birds 03-06-2021
FAA Portraits - Birds 03-06-2021
Animal Photographs 03-08-2021
Wildlife One-A-Day 03-09-2021
Wonder Of Wings 03-10-2021
Bedroom Art Gallery 03-11-2021
The Outdoor Photographer 03-13-2021
Fine Art America Professionals 03-15-2021
Exploration Photography 03-15-2021
10 Plus 03-20-2021
Images That Excite You 03-22-2021
Five Star Artist 04-13-2021
Go Take A Hike Photography 04-13-2021
Your Very Best Photography 04-18-2021
ABC Group 04-19-2021
The Top 50 Features 04-22-2021
Out Of The Ordinary 04-22-2021
The 200 Club 10-12-2021
Bowerbird, Satin Bowerbird, Ptilinorhynchus Violaceus, wild birds, animals, birds, wildlife, australia, australian birds, queensland, eye, blue, purple, olive green, fauna, perched, branch, rainforest
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Comments (42)
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations, your beautiful portrait is featured on the home page of The 200 Club - best photos with over 200 and under 500 views! Featured images are changed often. So to remain visible for potential buyers who visit the group, please post your featured images in the discussion thread Feature Archives 2021.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the N IS FOR NEAR themed week, APRIL 5, 2021- APRIL 12, 2021, where the subjects had to be very "near:" You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP.
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the N is for Near Contest on the ABC Group! F/L
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Maryse – your perched bird scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2021 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Gary F Richards
Spectacular close composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L … voted in the ACTIVE ABC GROUP MEMBERS - N IS FOR NEAR contest
Gary F Richards
Beautiful close-up composition and excellent artwork! F/L … voted for this piece in the CLOSE UP OF A BIRD - CAGED OR IN WILD contest
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Jordan Hill
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive
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