Lyre Bird in Wollemi National Park NSW, Australia

This is a Lyre Bird that we came across whilst bushwalking along the Wolgan River in the Wollemi National Park in New South Wales, Australia. This bird is known for mimicking other bird calls, and can be seen here doing impersonations of a Whip Bird, a Rosella (a parrot native to East Coast of Australia), a Black Cockatoo and a couple of others that we couldn't recognise. I just missed catching it do a Kookaburra impersonation. Generally these birds are very shy of humans, so this was an amazing display it put on for us.

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[fructosemademephat]

no tripod! i was halfway through a seven hour trek with a 30 kilo pack on, so I had to lean against a tree for support.

[verticalsmurf]

I'm jealous. Whenever I go camping I'll look through the undergrowth for a Lyre Brid while all the time I should have been looking up!

Gorgeous bird and great vid!

[fructosemademephat]

@verticalsmurf Thanks for the comment! This was the first time I had seen one in the wild, and we saw another two the following day. I would definitely recommend the Wolgan Valley if you want to see one, as the place was teaming with them.

[scottclements78]

Ive tried so many times to get up close to one of these birds. They always hear or see me coming and run off before I ever get a glance. Your so lucky to capture this.

[scriptbanger69]

great photography. What tripod did you use? I just bought the Velbon CX-300, works awesome. Great video