Allow me to present the lyrebird

[miss_haitch]

The lyrebird of Australia is so called because the male's tail feathers look vaguely like a lyre, but most people don't take notice of how it looks once it opens its beak. It's most famous for its extremely good mimicry of other birds and anything else it hears. Also, according to Wikipedia a group of lyrebirds is called a "musket". Just another way in which this bird is frickin' awesome.

Comments

[supermouse]

I'd forgotten just how *surreal* that segment was. Thanks for posting.

The foresters and chainsaw part was especially spooky - that might be because we have starlings nearby (I am in the UK) who can already do mobile phones and car alarms but presumably can't manage that level of audio playback.

[birgitriddle]

I love the lyrebird and I remember seeing this clip too. ^^