A rare bird to be seen at the “Bowl”, but one which is famous for being heard is the Superb Lyrebird. Ours used to be expert at mimicking a ringing desk phone ( when we still had them). Search for “lyrebird calls” on YouTube and you’ll get many examples of them mimicking other birds and power tools(!).
This beautiful sketch by Linda can’t do justice to its real talent, the superb mimicry of the songs of its competitors. Turn the sound up and have a listen:
And yes, we’ve got them on video scratching around our “bird bath” . For far away readers, “wij hebben geen tuin” [ we don’t have a garden], but a national park :-). Anyway, video from behind our house:
More Lyrebird entries:
* Superb Lyrebird (1)
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* Calls (Youtube)
Often heard around our place, but not often sighted is the Lyrebird. When you hear them, it’s like a catalogue of all the local bird song, intermingled with other environment noise. Lawn mowers, chain saws and, when we still had landlines, ringing telephones… Wikipedia Example
More Lyrebird entries:
* Superb Lyrebird (2)
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* Calls (Youtube)