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[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Bird day: for most of my holiday I stayed in a hut that a lyrebird lived right outside of. Every morning I'd get the multipack of birdsong waking me up. I'd tarry a while just to hear his full repertoire. It was beautiful.

I saw couples of lyrebirds casually strolling around the property and hopping off garden walls. Didn't have my phone on me for the most part so didn't take any photos.

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have to admit, lyrebirds are not spectacular to look at, unless male and dancing on their mound.

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

They're on the upper side of mid. Not much colour ordinarily, but lovely tails and a fairly sizeable and mobile bird. One of the larger birds in forested inland areas aside from emus...