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Beetles collected by Vogelkop Bowerbird, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua A morbid closeup of one pile of &quot;decorations&quot; found in front of a Vogelkop Bowerbird&#039;s bower:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157452/vogelkop_bowerbird_nest_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html" title="Vogelkop bowerbird nest, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/157452_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=5n%2FDWx27D4Vj7iH27GnPSrACzq8%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Vogelkop bowerbird nest, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157242/vogelkop_bowerbird_-_temple_design_minggre_arfak_mountains.html<br /> Here&#039;s a 2nd Vogelkop Bowerbird bower that we found. This one is deeper inside the forest so its display area consists of natural items only, instead of plastic. Items include orange fungi, an orange fruit, beetle shields, dark/rotten fruits and more. This bower is possibly abandoned, we never saw any activity around it. Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure><br /> I suspect that the bird actively kills these beetles and tears them apart, but this is just a guess. I hope this altar of death impresses the female. Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge

Beetles collected by Vogelkop Bowerbird, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

A morbid closeup of one pile of "decorations" found in front of a Vogelkop Bowerbird's bower:

Vogelkop bowerbird nest, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157242/vogelkop_bowerbird_-_temple_design_minggre_arfak_mountains.html<br /> Here's a 2nd Vogelkop Bowerbird bower that we found. This one is deeper inside the forest so its display area consists of natural items only, instead of plastic. Items include orange fungi, an orange fruit, beetle shields, dark/rotten fruits and more. This bower is possibly abandoned, we never saw any activity around it. Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea

I suspect that the bird actively kills these beetles and tears them apart, but this is just a guess. I hope this altar of death impresses the female.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    He is a savage. Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      He means well. Posted one year ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        *a sweet savage* Posted one year ago

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Uploaded Feb 5, 2024. Captured Oct 19, 2023 12:55 in WW52+54 Minggre, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm