Lyrical Lyrebird

Tracy mentioned the other day that we were privileged to see and hear a lyrebird at the Healesville Sanctuary on Saturday afternoon. The male lyrebird, in addition to some rather impressive plumage, has the ability to imitate just about any sound. You name it, from car alarms to saws to other birds to people talking, if it makes a sound, the lyrebird probably can and does imitate it. In this video below, the lyrebird can't get the song of some other bird at the sanctuary out of its head. And obviously it's not working on the female, because she's not coming over to him. She must prefer some other station!