Satin Bowerbird Male - I finally got a photo!!

I have been trying to capture a pic of this elusive fella for months!! Check out that amazing purple eye!! Stunning bird.

He has once again built himself another fine bower directly below the rear deck but is so difficult to photograph as he is very shy!! But 2 old blueberry muffins in the bird feeder tempted him out for a taste, so with the help of my ‘new’ Velbon tripod and my remote, I finally succeeded in getting a photo or 10!! Am a little disappointed in the overall quality of the shot – not as sharp as I had hoped for, but I will keep trying. Perhaps it was the settings or simply the fact that I am using an older Minolta Zoom 75-300mm. Saving for something better… ;)