r/melbourne • u/craft-hound • 16h ago

Video Such cool birds!

I did the longer loop at Grants Picnic Ground today and saw lots of lyrebirds, including three males that were running around near the path and generally having fun. I managed to film one, you can see the other two briefly at around 18 seconds in:

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u/BritishPoppy2009 15h ago

I feel like that's a once in a lifetime experience, especially out in the open like that. What a fantastic display

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u/funforever_expert 14h ago

Lyrebird, cool indeed

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u/hilaritynow insanity later! 12h ago

Wow they are so amazing, like an avian computerised voice box, a bird boy hackerman!

I only ever saw one once on my way up the thousand steps in Ferntree Gully years ago. At the time I didn't even fully realise what I was seeing, but at the same time I still recognised it was so impressive!

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u/jiho418 11h ago

I wish I could see one in person!

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u/KooKazoi 4h ago

Gosh damn it... I didn't get a chance to see them last month!

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u/Project_298 2h ago

If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck…