This elusive bird
Walking along the track I heard the unmistakable call of a Superb Lyrebird. Then I heard another one and another one. There were three lyrebirds not so far away. They were not pretending to be some other birds - just lyrebirds. I walked off the track towards the voices not expecting much in the thicket. I stopped and waited till one of them got quite close. He was scratching here and there, finally I saw his lovely silhouette against a brightly lit clearing... And then he was gone.
(Menura novaehollandiae)
This elusive bird
Walking along the track I heard the unmistakable call of a Superb Lyrebird. Then I heard another one and another one. There were three lyrebirds not so far away. They were not pretending to be some other birds - just lyrebirds. I walked off the track towards the voices not expecting much in the thicket. I stopped and waited till one of them got quite close. He was scratching here and there, finally I saw his lovely silhouette against a brightly lit clearing... And then he was gone.
(Menura novaehollandiae)