Superb Lyrebird

[Syllog]

This morning I was fortunate to find a female and male Superb Lyrebird in the Yarra Ranges east of Melbourne. The Superb Lyrebird is Australia’s pre-eminent song bird and an incredible mimic. I have heard it replicate a Kookaburra, Currawong, Galah and chainsaw in the same medley. The following are high-iso images from this morning as the Lyrebird prefers foraging in leaf litter in the dense under-storey of wet rainforest. I am sure other members have taken far better images and would encourage them to post them in this thread - Andy

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Female Fuji XT3 1/125 F5.6 ISO 2000

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Fuji XT3 XF100-400 F5.6 1/125 ISO 4000-6400

 

[Callie]

SO on my wishlist to see . . .
Very nice!

 

[soundbyte]

Nice, I prefer #4.
I would not be too worried about the ISO issue, I feel it is unavoidable in some situations.

Just seeing one can be difficult, they are a listed feral animal here in Tasmania.

 

[Jim G]

This morning I was fortunate to find a female and male Superb Lyrebird in the Yarra Ranges east of Melbourne. The Superb Lyrebird is Australia’s pre-eminent song bird and an incredible mimic. I have heard it replicate a Kookaburra, Currawong, Galah and chainsaw in the same medley. The following are high-iso images from this morning as the Lyrebird prefers foraging in leaf litter in the dense under-storey of wet rainforest. I am sure other members have taken far better images and would encourage them to post them in this thread - Andy


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Female Fuji XT3 1/125 F5.6 ISO 2000

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Male

Fuji XT3 XF100-400 F5.6 1/125 ISO 4000-6400

Nice, thanks for sharing.

JIM

 

[Icarus]

Nice series. Love #4 of the tail!

 

[Rassie]

Very nice images, Andy.
There is a video on YouTube narrated by David Attenborough where he showcases this bird and the sounds it mimics. It's really fascinating.

 

[Yezdi]

Wow...stunning images....

 

[Syllog]

Nice, I prefer #4.
I would not be too worried about the ISO issue, I feel it is unavoidable in some situations.

Just seeing one can be difficult, they are a listed feral animal here in Tasmania.

Thanks Soundbyte - I didn't t know that they were imported from the mainland

 

[Syllog]

Very nice images, Andy.
There is a video on YouTube narrated by David Attenborough where he showcases this bird and the sounds it mimics. It's really fascinating.

Thanks Rassie - enjoyed the video. They are quite extraordinary and can get suprisingly loud.

 

[Tadzio]

Very nice series

 

[Kathy G]

Nice!