With the variety of birds, I took a particular liking to two individuals.

A change was in the air. It was time for the males to become fully fledged bowerboys.

For two of them. This summer. Just like teenagers, these two birds couldn’t wait to become flamboyant adults with all the rights to mate and sedate.

Like a phoenix from the ashes, to rise and shine brightly in true colours.

But that was a slow process. Male bowerbirds change into glittering satin colours after seven years.

Black dots appeared on the feather gown, which, over time, grew bigger and brighter. Combined with brown and green feathers, their appearance was rather sluggish.

These raggamuffins clearly weren’t happy within their feather gown.

It is possible that the coat was itchier than usual. Hormones may have changed in the bird, and its body language was rather sluggish around other bowerbirds.

My interest was that I was able to identify these two from other bowerbirds. With that, I could monitor their movements going through this change in their life.

One of them built the bower diagonal from the kitchen window, so I could watch the ongoing in that theatre at any time.

I called him Billy, after the Idol. I found the similarities impeccable.

He danced nonstop, sang out loud. And even a whiplash smile was sighted when the show was done.

A few more improvements around the stage and off he went again.

You just never know who might show up.

The second juvenile arrived as a visitor more frequently. He must have built a bower somewhere else, but not too far away. I called him Michael as he grooved like a music star.

Often enough, these two boys took turns in and around the very same bower.

I believe that they encouraged ‘green’ male bowerbirds to join the Y.M.C.A. It was admirable.

How do I know so well? Now and then, I placed my 360-degree camera near the bower to film their behaviour and observe their ongoing changes in life.

Their manners towards the two adult bowerbirds and their demeanour towards the outer lessons males.

I couldn’t have asked for better entertainment.