Gateway to Love

by tempeste

Found in Australia this

satin blue -feathered bird

is quite the nerd.
He loves architecture
and goes to great measures
to lure a female to his bower.

He decorates it not only with treasures
like fruitlets , bright flowers and feathers
but also with flashy discarded items
like rifle shells, glass fragments and coins
found among the fallen foliage.

The fiesty male will fight off fellow rivals
once a promising partner
visits the vertical arched tunnel
made of interwoven sticks.

The flirty bird will even dance to impress
the fussy female who seeks the foremost match

and if his tactics have success

in the privacy of the bower to mate

he'll take his "catch".

The couple then builds a nest

not far off, on a high branch

and once the chicks hatch

there will be little time to rest

when feeding the hungry bunch.

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The Bower Bird

Gateway to Love

by tempeste

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