David Attenborough’s award winning Lyrebird video
Lyrebirds are among Australia’s best-known native birds, even though they are rarely seen in their natural habitat. As well as their extraordinary mimicking ability, lyrebirds are notable because of the striking beauty of the male bird’s huge tail when it is fanned out in display; and also because of their courtship display.
This is an amazing video that shows a Lyrebird from up close:
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Wow, that was amazing
Yes. Very amazing. The chainsaw and the wood cracking.. the cameras.. the sirens. The bird must have a highly developed brain and voice box :O
I will be chastised by everyone, but I will go ahead and say it. I am a doubter of the validity of the chainsaw noise from this bird. I can’t see how that is physically possible!
DaddyDave,
The lyrebird’s syrinx is the most complexly-muscled of the Passerines (songbirds), giving the lyrebird extraordinary ability, unmatched in vocal repertoire and mimicry. Lyrebirds render with great fidelity the individual songs of other birds and the chatter of flocks of birds, and also mimic other animals, human noises, machinery of all kinds, explosions and musical instruments. The lyrebird is capable of imitating almost any sound — from a mill whistle to a cross-cut saw, and, not uncommonly, sounds as diverse as chainsaws, car engines and alarms, rifle-shots, camera shutters, dogs barking and crying babies. Lyrebirds are shy birds and a constant stream of bird calls coming from one place is often the only way of identifying them and their presence. The female lyrebird is also an excellent mimic, but she is not heard as often as the male lyrebird.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird
Awesome!!! Gonna tell all my friends!!