Bowerbird Blue

This is another picture from our weekend on the farm. I have made many attempts to put this pic online. I kept having trouble figuring how to explain what this picture is of. Well... I will try again. Only this time I am clipping the explanation from Wikipedia, just because I think it is so interesting and thought you would like to read it too.

The U-shaped grass in this pic is called a bower. A bird called a Bowerbird uses it for attracting females. In fact, the little blue objects littered around the bower are a part of the mating process. The bird will spend hours carefully sorting and arranging each blue object, with each thing in a specific place. If an object is moved while the bowerbird is away he will put it back in its place. No two bowers are the same, and the collection of objects reflects the personal taste of each bird and its capability to procure unusual and rare items (going as far as stealing them from neighboring bowers). At mating time, the female will go from bower to bower, watching as the male owner conducts an often elaborate mating ritual, and inspecting the quality of the bower.

The best bower will attract the most females. If I built this bower, I would probably add some neon lights, racing stripes, and maybe some flames down the side.