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05-MAY-2009

Lyrebird

A lyrebird is a very special kind of bird, because of its capability to mimic sounds. The males can mimic not only other birds, but also artificial sounds like motors, cameras or trains, in order to impress the females. Nowadays it is quite rare to spot or to shoot (with a camera) them in the forest.

Canon PowerShot G7
1/10s f/4.8 at 44.4mm full exif

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