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The Lyrebird

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Why the Lyrebird is so cool 

My favorite bird is the lyrebird. Why? Because it is the most incredible bird ever! It is the only bird that imitates other birds. Yes, that's right. It imitates their songs. And not only this, it imitates everything else it deems sonically interesting.
The Lyrebird's day starts with making a stage. A place on the forest floor is cleared of every twig and leaf. The show begins when the lyrebird enters the stage, moves to the center and starts singing. It is imitating all other birds around him. And not just this. In his documentary, Sir David Attenborough caught one lyrebird imitating the clicking sound of a foto camera's shutter as well as the sound of a chainsaw.

The lyrebird lives in Australia and reach a height between 70 and 90 cm. There are two kinds of lyrebird, the superb lyrebird, also called weringerong, and the Albert's lyrebird. The picture below shows a male superb lyrebird. Lyrebirds live on the ground and feed on insects, spiders, and worms.

Great Stuff on Amazon 

There is loads of stuff on Amazon.com on the lyrebird. From books, T-shirts, CDs/MP3s to Mousepads and keychains. Here are my favourites.

Lirebird on Flickr 

Kinglake lyrebird by tubagooba

Wandering down the lyrebird path, we found a pair of them scratching about in th...

Kinglake lyrebird by tubagooba

After a while, this lyrebird took exception to my incessant photography. He puf...

Kinglake lyrebird by tubagooba

Another lyrebird at Mason's Falls. This one sat back in the shadowy forest floo...

YouTube video 

Amazing snippets from Sir David Attenboroughs BBC documentary

Lyre Bird - Imitating Sounds - David Attenborough

This is David Attenborough's rated number 1 TV moment. The amazing Lyre Bird with is superb sounds imitations! It is very real, and truly amazing. Research this bird anywhere on the net. This bird can imitate/mimic a Camera, Chainsaws & Car Alarms. www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk

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